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rocks with the
texture of
gneiss,
though gneissic also
remains in
common use. For example, a
gneissose metagranite or a
gneissic metagranite both mean a...
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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...
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Peninsular Gneiss or
Peninsular Gniessic Complex are the
gneissic complex of the
metamorphics found all over the
Indian Peninsula, on top of which, the...
- cross-cutting
felsic veins. The
Acasta Gneiss Complex is a
heterogeneous ****emblage of
foliated to
gneissic tonalites, trondhjemites, granodiorites,...
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Gneiss-2 was the
first Soviet produced airborne radar system. It was
introduced in 1942, and was
installed on
Petlyakov Pe-2,
Petlyakov Pe-3 and Douglas...
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Morton gneiss, also
known as
rainbow gneiss, is an Archean-age
gneiss found in the
Minnesota River Valley of
southwestern Minnesota,
United States. It...
- Expedition, 1910–13
under Robert Falcon Scott and so
named because of
gneissic granite found here. P.J. FORSYTH, N.
MORTIMER & I.M. TURNBULL, Plutonic...
- The
Western Gneiss region (Norwegian: Gneisregionen) is a
large geological unit in
Norway chiefly made of
gneiss rock that
formed through metamorphism...
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Devon Island itself is
composed of
Paleozoic shale and
siltstone overlying gneissic bedrock. When the
crater formed, the
shale and
siltstone were
peeled back...
- at the
bottom of the sea and is not
exposed at the surface.
Boulders of
gneissic breccia found on the
coast of Osmussaar, a
nearby island, are believed...
