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Does gneiss form from granite

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∙ 12y ago

Gneiss may form from either granite or schist.

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What origins do gneiss rock have?

Gneiss could eventually form from granite or from schist.


A metamorphic rock formed form granite?

Gneiss


What can granite heated under pressure form?

Granite heated under pressure can form a type of metamorphic rock called gneiss. This process causes the minerals in the granite to recrystallize and align in distinct patterns, giving gneiss its characteristic banded appearance.


How is gneiss similar to granite?

Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.


Most common form of Mica occurring in Gneiss granite and schist?

muscovite


What is the daughter rock of granite?

The daughter rock of granite is gneiss. Gneiss forms from the metamorphism of granite, where the minerals in the granite recrystallize and align into distinct bands or layers, giving gneiss its characteristic appearance.


How does granite form into gniess?

Granite must be exposed to tremendous heat and pressures in order to transform into the metamorphic rock gneiss.


Does granite turn into gneiss?

It can.


What rock is gneiss from?

Gneiss can be formed by the metamrphism of either granite or schist.


What forms gneiss?

Gneiss metamorphosed from shale, sandstone, granite and conglomerate.


What metamorphic rock is for from granite?

gneiss


Is gneiss harder that granite?

yes

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