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Definition of 'gneiss'

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Noun

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  • (geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
  • * 2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 98:
  • The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.

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