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Gneiss
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What's The Definition Of Gneiss?
[n] a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gneiss: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gneiss: aa | abyssal rock | basalt | bedrock | block lava | brash | breccia | conglomerate | crag | druid stone | festooned pahoehoe | granite | igneous rock | lava | limestone | living rock | magma | mantlerock | metamorphic rock | monolith | pahoehoe | pillow lava | porphyry | pudding stone | regolith | rock | ropy lava | rubble | rubblestone | sandstone | sarsen | schist | scoria | scree | sedimentary rock | shelly pahoehoe | stone | talus | tufa | tuff See Also | metamorphic rock Gneiss In Webster's Dictionary \Gneiss\ (n[imac]s), n. [G.] (Geol.)
A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz,
feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially
the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily
into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the
place of the mica, and it is then called {hornblendic or
syenitic gneiss}. Similar varieties of related rocks are also
called gneiss.
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