Definition of Gneisses. Meaning of Gneisses. Synonyms of Gneisses

- granofels. Gneisses that are metamorphosed igneous rocks or their equivalent are termed granite gneisses, diorite gneisses, and so forth. Gneiss rocks may...
- consists largely of tonalitic and granodioritic gneisses and lesser amounts of mafic and ultramafic gneisses. It underlies and is largely concealed by thin...
- sequence are reported as sources of the peninsular gneisses made up of polyphase migmatites, gneisses and granites ranging in composition from granodiorite...
- Gneiss is a common and widely distributed type of metamorphic rock Gneiss may also refer to: Gneiss Hills and Gneiss Lake, in Antarctica Gneiss Point...
- pelites, metaconglomerates and gneisses caught up within regional strike-slip oblique thrust faults. The Narryer Gneiss in this far-eastern region may...
- Morton gneiss, also known as rainbow gneiss, is an Archean-age gneiss found in the Minnesota River Valley of southwestern Minnesota, United States. It...
- The name Baltimore Gneiss was first used by George Huntington Williams in 1892 to describe the variety of widely distributed gneisses in the Baltimore area...
- The Gneiss Hills (60°44′S 45°39′W / 60.733°S 45.650°W / -60.733; -45.650) are two prominent hills, 270 and 260 metres (890 and 850 ft) high, at the...
- Gneiss Point (77°24′S 163°45′E / 77.400°S 163.750°E / -77.400; 163.750) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (4 km) north of Marble Point, on the coast...
- the Lewisian complex is a group of gneisses of Archaean age that formed in the interval 3.0–2.7 Ga. These gneisses are found throughout the outcrop of...