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Slate, schist and marble are examples of which rock family?

AIgneous rock
BSedimentary
CPrimary rock
DMetamorphic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Metamorphic
1. They form by recrystallisation of existing rocks. 2. Slate, schist and marble are metamorphic. 3. Quartzite and gneissoid are others. _Source: syllabus Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 5, Minerals and Rocks._
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