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Is gneiss an example of igneous rock?
No. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
What rocks does a gneiss rock contain?
Gneiss contains the minerals mica, quartz, feldspar, amphibole, garnet, and pyroxene.
What is a mineral that is after phyllite and before gneiss?
Not a mineral but a rock. Schist comes asfter phyllite ut before gneiss.
What is a kind of foliated metamorphic rock?
Slate
What is the probable rock origin of gneiss?
granite boi!!
What type of rock is an example of Gneiss?
Gneiss is an example of a metamorphic rock.
What type of rock has distinct bands?
Folliated Metamorphic Rock. Example is Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
What type of crystals does gneiss rock have?
Gneiss usually consists of visible crystals of aligned mineral assemblages.
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 origins do gneiss rock have?
Gneiss could eventually form from granite or from schist.
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.
A metamorphic rock formed form granite?
Gneiss
Gneiss is formed from what rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock. It is formed form another metamorphic rock called schist (sh-ist). Schist is formed form fine grained sedimentary rock (often shale). While gneiss is formed by great pressure from moving plates of the earth's crust.
Is an gneiss rock sedimentary rock?
No, gneiss is metamorphic.
What type of metamorphic rock is similar to granite?
Gneiss is the metamorphosed type of granite.
What does gneiss form into?
There is no grade of metamorphism beyond gneiss. Higher grades of metamorphism mean higher temperature and pressure. Beyond the conditions that form gneiss, temperatures are high enough to melt rock, at which point the resulting rock will be igneous rather than metamorphic.
Is gneiss an example of igneous rock?
No. Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
