Common Metamorphic Rock Types Terms: Protolith - the igneous or sedimentary rock that was the precursor the metamorphic rock Meta - as a prefix, indicates a metamorphosed rock;
(the igneous or sedimentary rock; was; the precursor the metamorphic rock Meta - as a prefix, indicates a metamorphosed rock;) (the precursor; indicates; a metamorphosed rock)
the igneous or sedimentary rock the precursor
was indicates
the precursor the metamorphic rock Meta - as a prefix, indicates a metamorphosed rock;
a metamorphosed rock