Question

The example for foliated metamorphic rock is

• A. Marble
• B. Quartzite
• C. Slate
• D. Hornfels

Hint:

Examples: \[ \boxed{ \begin{aligned} \text{Foliated} &:\ \text{Slate, Schist, Gneiss} \text{Non-foliated} &:\ \text{Marble, Quartzite, Hornfels} \end{aligned} } \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Classify the given rocks. Among the given options, \[ \begin{aligned} \text{Marble} &\rightarrow \text{Non-foliated}, \text{Quartzite} &\rightarrow \text{Non-foliated}, \text{Slate} &\rightarrow \text{Foliated}, \text{Hornfels} &\rightarrow \text{Non-foliated}. \end{aligned} \]

Step 2: Choose the foliated rock. Slate possesses a layered structure known as slaty cleavage. Therefore, \[ \boxed{\text{Slate}} \] is the correct answer. Hence, \[ \boxed{(C)} \] is the correct answer.