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it is a gray and tan color
it is also fond inred
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∙ 13y agoit is an alternating of black and white
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Is gneiss soft or hard?
Gneiss is hard.
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 rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
What is the texture of the gneiss rock?
The texture of gneiss is coarse
How are granite and gneiss the same?
Granite and Gneiss are both rocks.
What is the color of a Gneiss rock?
A Gneiss rock is somewhat dark-greenish, depending on when it was made.
What is the streak color gneiss?
Bearing in mind that Gneiss is not a mineral, and that it is very hard, Gneiss does not leave a streak, but scratches the plate (don't try it - this is not how you classify Gneiss). Gneiss is classified by its Gneissose Banding - distinct bands of light Feldspar/Quartz and dark Micas. It is also classified by the extent of metamorphism which has taken place.
What is the texture of gneiss?
It is usually a gray-ish color. It is foliated (the layers are in stripes). Hope I helped!
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.
What is gneiss and schist?
Both are foliated metamorphic rocks in which individual minerals can be seen with the naked eye. The difference is that gneiss is generally more coarsely crystalline and has color banding and schist smells bad.
What color is a gneiss rock?
Granite is felsic on the color index. It is largely composed of potassium feldspar and quartz.
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.
