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 Week 5 - Metamorphic Constructions Materials


SLATE


GRANITE


LIMESTONE

All of these metamorphic rocks are used in my local area. Every single home has a variation of Slate, Granite, and Limestone. It is accessibly available and can be brought into our area from many sources. If we break Slate down it is a fine-grained, metamorphic rock composed of clay or volcanic ash, it also is a sedimentary rock. Its parent rock is Mudstone. It is widely used for roofing and flooring and it can take on many shades in darker grey colors. 

Granite is a coarse-grained, igneous rock, composed mostly of quartz, alkali, feldspar, and plagioclase. It is used in buildings, bridges, paving, countertops, tile flooring, and stairs. It can take on multiple colors shading from light to dark colors and other features to determine its quality. 

Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock, composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms like we rad previously. It is the parent rock to Marble. 

If we're looking at the homes here in Texas, many of them are composed of each of these metamorphic rocks. I can see that these building materials are vital to aesthetics and eyeing the next customer in purchasing a home. 


This is my actual home where we live in Central Texas. It has many different types of granite and the color range from red, brown, and white-ish tones and the number of our house is using a slate rock material and is a dark grey color. My neighbor's houses are made of brick that is red and maroon. Depending on the area the houses can get pretty extravagant in construction materials and expenses can skyrocket. 

This house (pictured below) is maybe 5 minutes away from me in a more prominent wealthier area. It has many examples of metamorphic rock such as Shale, Granite, and Limestone. 

These types of metamorphic rocks are widely used in Texas due to the appearance and weather conditions (tornadoes, hurricanes, and heavy rain) that takes place here. Happy Week 5 Y'all!!

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