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It is a Metamorphic rock
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Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
Is gneiss a metamorphic sedimentary or igneous?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
Is gneiss igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
It is a Metamorphic rock
What type of rock is gnesis?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock formed from either igneous or sedimentary deposits.
What are some examples of the three rock types?
Igneous:GraniteBasaltDioriteObsidianRhyolitePumiceMetamorphic: SlateMica SchistQuartziteGabbroMarblePhylliteMetaconglomerateSkarnSedimentary:LimestoneChalkCoquinaShaleSandstoneMudstoneConglomerateBreccia
What types of rock can be changed to a metamorphic?
All rock types, igneous, sedimentary, and even metamorphic can be altered to new metamorphic rock.
Is gneiss metamorphic?
A gneiss is a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are created by the alteration of rocks by heat and pressure. Therefore, a gneiss may be created from an igneous rock in which case it would be called an orthogneiss.
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
Is gneiss an example of igneous rock?
No. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
Does igneous rock have to become sedimentary rock before it can become metamorphic rock?
No. It can change directly into metamorphic rock due to heat and pressure. For example, granite turning into gneiss.
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
What in no more than three sentences can you explain the rock cycle?
Igneous rock can change into sedimentary rock or into metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rock can change into metamorphic rock or into igneous rock. Metamorphic rock can change into igneous or sedimentary rock.
