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Metamorphic rocks is the result of the transformation of an existing rock types. The types can be sedimentary, igneous, or another older metamorphic rock. They are class ...
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Gneiss is a crystalline rock.It is formed from another metamorphic rock over many years of sedimentation, called schist. The schist formed from fine grained sedimentary rock (often a shale).
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Coal is a sedimentary rock of biochemical origin, gneiss is a high grade metamorphic rock, and granite is an igneous rock that is composed of four minerals (quartz, feldspar, mica,
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(S)-Sedimentary (I)-Igneous (M)-Metamorphic Limestone-S Obsidian-I Slate-M Rock salt-Mineral (halite) Basalt-I Granite-I Sandstone-S Gneiss-M Marble-M Conglomerate-S
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Feldspar is the most important mineral that makes up gneiss along with mica and quartz. Gneiss can be formed from a sedimentary rock such as sandstone or ...
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[edit] Types. Orthogneiss designates a gneiss derived from an igneous rock, and paragneiss is one from a sedimentary rock. Gneissose is used to describe rocks ...
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No, gneiss is metamorphic. How can a sedimentary rock turn into a gneiss rock? It goes under heat and pressure. Is Gneiss a sedimentary metamorphic or ...
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Sep 3, 2006 ... The significance of these minerals is variously interpreted; they may indicate that the gneiss consists wholly or in part of sedimentary material ...
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Photo (c) 2008 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com (fair use policy). Gneiss is a typical rock type formed by regional metamorphism, in which a sedimentary or ...
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has disclosed a thick section of metamorphosed sediments in which sedimentary gneisses are important. These gneisses resemble underlying gneisses of ...
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