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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.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoYes, Gneiss is metamorphic. It can be formed by the metamorphism of granite or schist.
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∙ 12y agoLike Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks, Metamorphic rocks are made from the way it was made from. Metamorphic rocks are made from changing from Extreme heat
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∙ 12y agoNo it is an Igneous rock
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∙ 15y agoGneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock.
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∙ 14y agonope. its metamorphic
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∙ 10y agoGneiss is metamorphic.
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Does gneiss have fossils?
No, it's an igneous rock, made from cooling and consequently solidification of a magma. Animals (or any other organism) capable of leaving behind a fossil can not survive and do not live in a magma. Fossils can be found in sedimentary rocks or in metamorphic rocks (if the protolith, the original rock, was sedimentary). In metamorphic rocks, fossils are generally intensely deformed and hence difficult to recognise/identify.
What does quartzite morph into?
It doesn't. Granite is an igneous rock, not metamorphic. However, quartzite is metamorphic and is made from sandstone.
What is a corny science joke?
A corny science mineral joke is.I have a nice piece of gneiss.Or any jokes you can relate to that.Because the mineral gneiss is pronounced nice, as it sounds to others.If someone has a shirt thats banded or u see a zebra with stripes or something, you can say thats gneiss!
Rocks that are changed by heat and pressure will form?
Metamorphic Rock
Name the three major groups of rocks and describe how each forms?
The three groups are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. igneous forms when magma or lava cools down. sedimentary forms when sediments (clay, sand, silt etc) gets compressed. and metamorphic forms when an igneous or sedimentary goes under very high temperatures and pressure
Is gneiss a metamorphic sedimentary or igneous?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or igneous rock?
Gneiss is a banded metamorphic rock.
What group is gneiss in?
A Gneiss is a Metamorphic rock
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.
Is gneiss an igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
It is a Metamorphic rock
Is gneiss igneous metamorphic or sedimentary rock?
It is a Metamorphic rock
What is the metamorphic grade of gneiss?
Gneiss is usually considered a high grade metamorphic rock (although there are some weird exceptions).
How rare is gneiss?
Gneiss Is a rock that is classified into metamorphic. Gneiss is considered rare by people but isnt to rare
What metamorphic rock is for from granite?
gneiss
What rock group does gneiss?
Metamorphic
