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Geography GK · Q58

Lithosphere

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 58

Q58

If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is ________

A.
Slate, Shale, Schist
B.
Shale, Schist, Slate
C.
Slate, Schist, Shale
D.
Shale, Slate, Schist
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is Shale, Slate, Schist. Beginning with a shale parent, Barrovian metamorphism produces a sequence of metamorphic rocks that goes through slate, and then through phyllite, schist, and gneiss.