What would you name the following metamorphic rocks?

• Foliated rock with alternating compositional bands rich in quartz and feldspar or biotite, garnet, and sillimanite
• Shiny, foliated rock rich in muscovite and biotite, with numerous crystals of coarse-grained garnet
• Weakly foliated rock consisting entirely of coarse-grained recrystallized calcite
• Weakly foliated rock consisting entirely of fine-grained recrystallized quartz
• Non-foliated green rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, chlorite, and amphibole
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Foliated rock with alternating compositional bands rich in quartz and feldspar or biotite, garnet and sillimanite gneiss
Shiny foliated rock rich in muscovite and biotite, with numerous crystals of coarse-grained garnet schist
Weakly foliated rock consisting entirely of coarse grained recrystallized calcite marble
Weakly foliated rock consisting entirely of fine grained recrystallized quartz quartzite
Non-foliated green rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, chlorite and amphibole greenstone

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