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Yes, the gneiss rocks are usually crystalline. The gneiss rocks are foliated or banded metamorphic rocks that have the same composition as the granite.
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What type of crystals does gneiss rock have?
Gneiss usually consists of visible crystals of aligned mineral assemblages.
What is gneiss and schist?
Both are foliated metamorphic rocks in which individual minerals can be seen with the naked eye. The difference is that gneiss is generally more coarsely crystalline and has color banding and schist smells bad.
Is gneiss folaited or nonfolaited?
Gneiss is foliated.
Is gneiss soft or hard?
Gneiss is hard.
What group is gneiss in?
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
How rare is gneiss?
Gneiss Is a rock that is classified into metamorphic. Gneiss is considered rare by people but isnt to rare
What is gneiss mineral group?
Gneiss is a rock, not a mineral.
What are the characteristics of gneiss?
Gneiss is foliated and coarse grained
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
What is a sentence for gneiss?
I am trying to find out what the other two types of rock besides gneiss form the Matterhorn. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock. That's a nice piece of gneiss!
Where would gneiss be in the US?
Gneiss is a part of the earths lower crust. No matter where you drill you will eventually uncover gneiss.
What rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
