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What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
Can igneous rock become metamorphic rock without first becoming sedimentary rock?
Yes. A prime example is that granite can undergo metamorphism and become gneiss.
What type of metamorphic rock is similar to granite?
A type of metamorphic rock similar to granite is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a similar composition to granite but displays a banded texture due to the alignment of mineral grains during metamorphism.
What rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
Any type of rock can become metamorphic.
What is a metamorphic rock that forms from directed pressure?
Granite
What metamorphic rock does granite turn into after heat and pressure?
Granite will become gneiss.
What is the origin of a gneiss rock?
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
What happens to a old rusty piece of granite?
It gets weathered into sediment or it could be subjected to heat and pressure and become a metamorphic rock, or it could melt into magma and cool into an igneous rock.
How is gneiss similar to granite?
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
Can igneous rock become metamorphic rock without first becoming sedimentary rock?
Yes. A prime example is that granite can undergo metamorphism and become gneiss.
What metamorphic rock is for from granite?
gneiss
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 type of metamorphic rock is similar to granite?
A type of metamorphic rock similar to granite is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a similar composition to granite but displays a banded texture due to the alignment of mineral grains during metamorphism.
What is the most common metamorphic rock that is made by granite?
Granite gneiss.
What metamorphic rock does granite crystallize?
Granite usually metamorphoses into gneiss.
What is a metamorphic rock that was once granite?
Gneiss
What rocks change into metamorphic rocks?
Any type of rock can become metamorphic.
