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The rocks from which a sedimentary conglomerate is formed may have travelled long distances from various locations before being deposited and lithified.

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How is it possible to finde pieses of gneiss granite and basalt in a single conglomerate?

Pieces of gneiss, granite, and basalt can be found in the same conglomerate rock through a process known as sedimentary mixing. This occurs when rocks of different types are broken down into smaller fragments and then carried by water or wind to a new location where they become cemented together in a conglomerate.


What forms gneiss?

Gneiss metamorphosed from shale, sandstone, granite and conglomerate.


Is granite gneiss marble limestone shale or basalt an igneous rock?

These are sedimentary rocks. Sandstone is made of compressed grains of rock and sand. Shale is made of compressed bits of mud and clay. Limestone is made of compressed pieces of forms of calcium carbonate.


What is made of baUxite?

silicate rocks, such as granite, gneiss, basalt, and shale.


How many rocks are native to canada?

There are 21 native rocks that are in Canada. There's Basalt, Pumice, Gypsum, Dunite, Pink Granite, Grey Granite, Obsidian, Shale, Ironstone, Sandstone,Flint,Slate, Siltstone, Limestone, Serpentine, Marble, Conglomerate, Coal, Gneiss, Mica-Schist, Quartzite and Marble.


What metamorphic rock does shale and granite turn into?

Shale turns into slate, granite into gneiss.


How is gneiss similar to granite?

Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.


Does gneiss form from granite?

Gneiss may form from either granite or schist.


Can an igneous rock be changed into a metamorphic rock?

Yes. Among some of the more common changes, granite can become gneiss and basalt can become greenstone.


What are some examples of inorganic rocks?

Some examples of inorganic rocks include granite, basalt, and limestone. These rocks are formed through processes such as cooling and solidification of magma, compression of sediments, or chemical precipitation.


What is the daughter rock of granite?

The daughter rock of granite is gneiss. Gneiss forms from the metamorphism of granite, where the minerals in the granite recrystallize and align into distinct bands or layers, giving gneiss its characteristic appearance.


Does granite turn into gneiss?

It can.