ICSE Class 9 Geography Question 12 of 18

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Question 3(a)

State the chief characteristics of metamorphic rocks.

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The chief characteristics of metamorphic rocks are-

  1. They are harder and more compact than their original form.
  2. Most of them are impermeable.
  3. They do not have fossils.
  4. They are formed due to change in texture and composition of the pre-existing rocks.
  5. New minerals are formed during the process of metamorphosis.