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Q41 (NDA-II/2022) Geography › World Physical Geography › Rocks and minerals

Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
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Metamorphism involves the recrystallisation and reorganisation of minerals under pressure and temperature changes [1]. Foliation or lineation occurs when minerals arrange into layers or lines [1]. Statement 1 is correct as minerals often segregate into wavy bands or platy surfaces during this process [1]. Statement 2 is correct because broad mineral banding, typical of gneiss, results in extremely hard, resistant rocks . Statement 3 is correct as thin foliations, such as those in schist, allow the rock to flake apart easily [1]. Statement 4 is incorrect because rocks composed of a single dominant mineral, like limestone or pure sandstone, typically form non-foliated metamorphic rocks like marble or quartzite [1]. These monomineralic rocks lack the variety of minerals necessary to segregate into distinct layers or bands, resulting in a granoblastic texture rather than a foliated one.

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  1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 13: Types of Rocks & Rock Cycle > 13.3. Metamorphic Rocks > p. 173
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