gneiss
IPA: nˈaɪs
noun
- (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
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Examples of "gneiss" in Sentences
- Linga's rock is schist and gneiss.
- It is composed of granite and gneiss.
- The bedrock is almost entirely gneiss.
- They are formed of granites and gneiss.
- The island is gneiss with fertile soil.
- They are formed with granites and gneiss.
- This alternates with gneiss and mica slate.
- The bedrock of the ravine consists of Gneiss.
- The lithology underlying the dam is a metamorphic rock called gneiss.
- The ore is hosted within a unit of gneiss known as the Potosi Gneiss.
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