and metamorphic. These rocks are differentiated by their physical properties, chemistry, biology (fossils), but mostly by their origin. Sedimentary rocks are rocks formed from the compression of ...

Metamorphic rocks include slate for roof tiles and marble ... which means that they all have different properties. Some might be harder or softer, and some might let water in more than others.

Scientists use a wide variety of methods to subsample and analyze the rock samples, like thin sections, isotope analysis, chemical analysis, among others, to get a greater understanding about ...

Listen to presenter, Bernie Hobbs, explain the forces that transform sedimentary rocks to metamorphic rocks. She visits the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO ...

The reservoir of the Bohai 26-6 oilfield is buried in metamorphic rocks beneath the seabed at a depth of several kilometers, according to CNOOC. It is estimated that the oilfield can yield more ...