Gneiss is a metamorphic rock made from granite that has been compressed and heated near it's melting point.
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
Gneiss is foliated.
Gneiss is foliated and coarse grained
Gneiss is a rock, not a mineral.
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
Gneiss is a part of the earths lower crust. No matter where you drill you will eventually uncover gneiss.
No. Phyllite can metamorphose into schist and then into gneiss.
No. Gneiss has alternating light and dark bands.
Yes, gneiss will split with a hammer.
No. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
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!
Gneiss can be formed by the metamrphism of either granite or schist.