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How can gneiss be identified?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

A banded metamorphic rock formed from the re-heating and re-pressuring of granite and similar igneous rocks.

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What group is gneiss in?

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Gneiss is foliated and coarse grained


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Gneiss is a rock, not a mineral.


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Yes, gneiss will split with a hammer.


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