Gneiss
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Rating |
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Name |
Gneiss |
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Type |
Metamorphic |
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Mineralogical composition |
Visible crystals of two or more minerals in alternating light and dark foliated layers |
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Texture (grain size, shape, sorting) |
Medium to coarse grained; Folitated |
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Metamorphic grade |
Intermediate |
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Precursor rock (parent rock) |
Mudstone, shale, slate, phyllite, schiest, granite, or diorite |
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Commercial applications |
Construction stone, decorative stone, sources of gemstones |
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Subject |
Minerals; Rocks; Identification photographs; Geology; |
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Date |
2008 |
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Language |
en |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Resource Type |
image; stillimage |
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Identifier |
rm0011 |
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Collection Title |
Rock and Mineral Samples |
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Repository |
AU Digital Library |
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Rights |
Subject to the Copyright Act |
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