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How rare is gneiss?
Gneiss Is a rock that is classified into metamorphic. Gneiss is considered rare by people but isnt to rare
What are rocks containing two different sizes of crystal called?
Such rocks are porphyritic.
Can you mine gneiss?
Gneiss is mined in open pit quarries.
What type of crystals does gneiss rock have?
Gneiss usually consists of visible crystals of aligned mineral assemblages.
Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
Why do the crystal in gneiss line up in bands?
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This igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes?
Porphyritic texture is characterised by two distinctively different crystal sizes. Please see link.
What is crystal sizes?
Fine, crystals less than 1mm
Is gneiss folaited or nonfolaited?
Gneiss is foliated.
What group is gneiss in?
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
Is gneiss soft or hard?
Gneiss is hard.
How rare is gneiss?
Gneiss Is a rock that is classified into metamorphic. Gneiss is considered rare by people but isnt to rare
What is gneiss mineral group?
Gneiss is a rock, not a mineral.
What are the characteristics of gneiss?
Gneiss is foliated and coarse grained
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
What is a sentence for gneiss?
I am trying to find out what the other two types of rock besides gneiss form the Matterhorn. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock. That's a nice piece of gneiss!
What are rocks containing two different sizes of crystal called?
Such rocks are porphyritic.
