Gneiss
Gneiss
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Gneiss is a coarse grained, highly metamorphosed, foliated rock. The minerals found in gneiss are often the same ones found in granite. Gneiss can be distinguished from granite by the presence of mineral layers or minerals aligned in one direction (lineation) or in layers (foliation).
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