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{{petrology-stub}} [[Category:Metamorphic rocks]]

...|metamorphic]]. The scientific study of rocks is called [[petrology]], and petrology is an essential component of geology. ...s rock|igneous]], [[sedimentary rock|sedimentary]], and [[metamorphic rock|metamorphic]]. They are further classified according to [[Particle size (grain size)|pa

...h sandstones come from rapidly eroding [[granitic]] and [[Metamorphic rock|metamorphic]] [[terrain]]s where [[chemical weathering]] is [[subordinate]] to [[physic ...e-grained rocks, mostly [[shales]], [[volcanic]] rocks, and fine-grained [[metamorphic rock]]s.

..., which is often related to [[Shear (geology)|shearing]] in [[Metamorphism|metamorphic]] regions. [[Category:Metamorphic petrology]]