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Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
What type of crystals does gneiss rock have?
Gneiss usually consists of visible crystals of aligned mineral assemblages.
How rare is gneiss?
Gneiss Is a rock that is classified into metamorphic. Gneiss is considered rare by people but isnt to rare
Is gneiss smooth and shiny?
Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock, displaying bands of light and dark minerals.
What is the color of a Gneiss rock?
A Gneiss rock is somewhat dark-greenish, depending on when it was made.
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.
What type of rock is an example of Gneiss?
Gneiss is an example of a metamorphic rock.
What category does gneiss?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock made from granite that has been compressed and heated near it's melting point.
What rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
What group is gneiss in?
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
What is the most common metamorphic rock that is made by granite?
Granite gneiss.
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
