Metamorphic Rocks in Construction

 This week we are learning about metamorphic rocks, especially those used in construction. I'm still dealing with my ongoing hip problem, but I have progressed to the next stage, so I'm getting better.

I am not able to get around that well so I thought I'd do some research and found a couple of pictures of metamorphic rocks that are used in construction.

(All these photos were found on various website through a google search.)

In the first photo we see how the sedimentary rocks, in this case chalk and limestone are changed by heat and pressure to become marble, which is used a lot in construction of higher end homes as well as hotel and business lobbies.


In the picture below we can see marble tile which lines the walls of this bathroom shower





I thought this picture was a great representation of Metamorphic rock transformations. I'll quickly go through how each one of these are used in construction.

Marble as we know is used a lot in construction to tile walls, and flooring.

Slate is often used for roofing tiles, floor tiles.

Quartzite is sometimes crushed and used in road construction. It's often used for roofing tiles, walkways and kitchen countertops.

Gneiss is used for countertops in kitchens and bathrooms, decorative landscaping and decorative walls and even gravestones.

This was a fun blog to write and learn about the different ways metamorphic rocks are used in our daily lives and in the construction trade. I hope you enjoyed it and learned from it!


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