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Gniess and slate are what kind of rock?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Metamorphic.

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What is an example of metamorphic rocks?

gniess, slate, and quartzite


What is five metamorphic rocks?

- Marble - Schist - Gniess - Slate - Quartzite


What kind of rock is foliate rock?

Slate


How slate change into schist or gniess?

due to the chemical changes and climate change.


What is a kind of foliated metamorphic rock?

Slate


What are some examples of metamorphic rocks?

Examples of metamorphic rock include:SlateGneissSkarnPhylliteAmphiboliteSchistQuartziteMarbleGranuliteBlueschistSueviteEclogiteSerpentiniteGossanPsammitePeliteGreenschistMigmatiteMyloniteHornfels


What kind of metamorphic rock splits into sheets when broken?

foliated


What is the texture of the rock gniess?

Gneiss is generally coarse-grained.


Is gniess foliated?

Yes. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock.


Is gniess a mineral or a sedimentary igneous metamorphic rock?

metamorphic


Why gniess glitters?

because of the minerals that are mixed in with the gniess during the rock cycle(probably at the igneous stage) reflect light off of themselves


Does slate change into an igneous rock?

no slate is an igneous rock

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