Respuesta :
A metamorphic rock can be classified according to its texture and composition.
Answer:
Texture and composition
Explanation:
- The rocks that are formed due to the changes in rocks that come about due to intense heat and pressure are referred to as metamorphic rocks.
- The metamorphic rocks can be classified based on their texture as well as the composition of the minerals that constitute it.
- The textures on the rocks can be either foliated or non-foliated and the composition can consist of whereas minerals such as sillimanite, kyanite, staurolite, andalusite, etc.
- The texture can further be used to divide the rocks into slaty, schistose, gneissose, granoblastic and hornfelsic.
