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Wat kind of rock is it? (Is it igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary?)
I no it's a mineral..... but on this question it asks wat kind of rock it is..... So I'm bummed...

2007-12-14 16:26:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

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i think its metamorphic..

Metamorphic minerals are those that form only at the high temperatures and pressures associated with the process of metamorphism. These minerals, known as index minerals, include sillimanite, kyanite, staurolite, andalusite, and some garnet. and sulfur as well

Other minerals, such as olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, micas, feldspars, and quartz, may be found in metamorphic rocks, but are not necessarily the result of the process of metamorphism. These minerals formed during the crystallization of igneous rocks. They are stable at high temperatures and pressures and may remain chemically unchanged during the metamorphic process. However, all minerals are stable only within certain limits, and the presence of some minerals in metamorphic rocks indicates the approximate temperatures and pressures at which they were formed.

The change in the particle size of the rock during the process of metamorphism is called recrystallization. For instance, the small calcite crystals in the sedimentary rock limestone change into larger crystals in the metamorphic rock marble, or in metamorphosed sandstone, recrystallisation of the original quartz sand grains results in very compact quartzite, in which the often larger quartz crystals are interlocked. Both high temperatures and pressures contribute to recrystallization. High temperatures allow the atoms and ions in solid crystals to migrate, thus reorganizing the crystals, while high pressures cause solution of the crystals within the rock at their point of contact.

2007-12-14 17:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jeremiah Zacarias 2 · 1 3

Is Sulfur A Rock

2016-12-18 07:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Sulfur is a mineral that is also an element. Besides the gasseous elements such as oxygen and nitrogen, sulfur is unusual in that it is a non-metallic element that occurrs naturally. The only other one that springs to mind is carbon (as graphite or diamond).

Sulphur is deposited as the result of volcanic action, and can sometimes exist in large deposits. Frasch developed a process, whereby steam is injected into a subsurface sulfur deposit; which melts the sulfur, so that it can be pumped to the surface (known as the "frasch process")

2007-12-14 19:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 1 0

Sulfur is NOT a rock. It is an element that sometimes occurs in nature in a pure form , usually associated with volcanism.

2007-12-14 22:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Sulfur isn't a mineral.. It's a sedimentary rockkk.. think so...

2007-12-14 16:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

The answer is a map. It's a clever riddle.

2016-03-13 04:18:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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Wat kind of rock is Sulfur???
Wat kind of rock is it? (Is it igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary?)
I no it's a mineral..... but on this question it asks wat kind of rock it is..... So I'm bummed...

2015-08-13 11:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0 0

It's "what," not "wat" and it's "know," not "no."

It can be described as igneous or sedimentary.

2007-12-14 16:39:09 · answer #8 · answered by mcalhoun333 4 · 1 1

eww....smelly....

2007-12-14 16:28:49 · answer #9 · answered by BrockyB 2 · 0 3

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