ES2 Metamorphic Rocks - Quiz No. 4 - Question 1

Granoblastic

Choose the most appropriate definition for this term:

1

A texture in which mineral aggregates are arranged in bands or linear streaks.

2

A texture in which grains of one mineral species have grown larger than those of other minerals in the rock.

3

A texture of fine-grained, equidimensional or randomly-oriented crystals, formed in response to heating without applied stress.

4

A texture of roughly equidimensional grains formed by the mutual adjustment of grain boundaries in the solid state.

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