Definition of Gneissoid. Meaning of Gneissoid. Synonyms of Gneissoid

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Definition of Gneissoid

Gneissoid
Gneissoid Gneis"soid (-soid), a. [Gneiss + -oid.] Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of gneiss; -- applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss.

Meaning of Gneissoid from wikipedia

- Geochemical, zircon U–Pb geochronological and Hf isotopic fingerprints from the gneissoid granites of Wugong and Wuyi–Yunkai Domains". Lithos. 127 (1–2): 239–260...
- ultrametamorphosed polymetamorphic complex including low-grade migmatite, gneissoid granite, and anatexite. Marble, amphibolite and gneiss from the Proterozoic...