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Q: What property of gneiss prevents it from weathering?
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What is the special property of gneiss?

It can become magnetic in rain


What is the implication of Weathering on rocks engineering property?

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What is weather resistant metamorphic rock?

Metamorphic rock that resists chemical and mechanical weathering, for example, the rock gneiss.


What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

A banded texture


What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?

a banded texture


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.