0
What else can I help you with?
Does gneiss have fossils?
No, it's an igneous rock, made from cooling and consequently solidification of a magma. Animals (or any other organism) capable of leaving behind a fossil can not survive and do not live in a magma. Fossils can be found in sedimentary rocks or in metamorphic rocks (if the protolith, the original rock, was sedimentary). In metamorphic rocks, fossils are generally intensely deformed and hence difficult to recognise/identify.
What group is gneiss in?
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
Is gneiss folaited or nonfolaited?
Gneiss is foliated.
Can scoria hold fossils?
Schists are formed when a sedimentary rock is deformed by great heat and pressure, deep within the Earth's crust. This deformation means that fossils do not survive in schists. Only less deformed rocks, such as slate and shale, can hold fossils.
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
What are the characteristics of gneiss?
Gneiss is foliated and coarse grained
What is gneiss mineral group?
Gneiss is a rock, not a mineral.
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 type of rock most commonly hold fossils?
Sedimentary rocks are most commonly known to hold fossils, particularly rocks like limestone, sandstone, and shale. These rocks form from the accumulation of sediment over time, which can help preserve the remains of plants and animals as fossils.
Is gneiss nonbanded?
No. Gneiss has alternating light and dark bands.
Can gneiss metamorphose into phyllite?
No. Phyllite can metamorphose into schist and then into gneiss.
Is gneiss an example of igneous rock?
No. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
