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Gneiss (pronounced /naɪs/ nice) is a
common and
widely distributed type of
metamorphic rock. It is
formed by high-temperature and high-pressure metamorphic...
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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...
- The
Acasta Gneiss Complex, also
called the
Acasta Gneiss, is a body of
felsic to
ultramafic Archean ba****t rocks,
gneisses, that form the northwestern...
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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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bedrock in the
Bronx is
Fordham gneiss,
while that of
Manhattan is
schist has led to the expression: "The
Bronx is
gneiss (nice) but
Manhattan is schist...
- 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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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...
- The
Narryer Gneiss terrane is a
geological complex in
Western Australia that is
composed of a
tectonically interleaved and
polydeformed mixture of granite...
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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 or
Lewisian gneiss is a
suite of
Precambrian metamorphic rocks that
outcrop in the
northwestern part of Scotland,
forming part of...
