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The texture of gneiss is coarse
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The metamorphic rock texture that has alternating bands of light and dark minerals is?
gneiss
What rock does gneiss come from?
Gneiss may come from either granite or schist.
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 type of rock has distinct bands?
Folliated Metamorphic Rock. Example is Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
What rock does granite form from heat and pressure?
The ONLY rock that Granite forms is the metamorphic rock Gneiss. Granite is the parent rock of Gneiss.
What are the properties of gneiss rock?
texture: foliated
What is the texture of the rock gniess?
Gneiss is generally coarse-grained.
What grain structure does gneiss have?
Gneiss which is a non-foliated meta-igneous rock is coarse grained in texture.
The metamorphic rock texture that has alternating bands of light and dark minerals is?
gneiss
What is the texture of gneiss?
It is usually a gray-ish color. It is foliated (the layers are in stripes). Hope I helped!
What are the Features of gneiss rock?
The main characteristic of gneiss is gneissic texture, foliations (banding) caused by the parallel alignment of constituent minerals as a result of heat and pressure.
What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rock such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
A banded texture
Why can the composition of gneiss vary but overall texture cannot?
The texture defines the gneiss. If it varies, it's not gneiss. I'm studying the same thing! -8th Grader! :D
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
What is the definition of gneiss's texture?
Coarse
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.
