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Gneiss (/ n aɪ s / nice) is a common and widely distributed type of metamorphic rock.It is formed by high-temperature and high-pressure metamorphic processes acting on formations composed of igneous or sedimentary rocks.
The oldest Peninsular Gneiss found in areas in the Hosur – Gorur – Holenarsipur – Hunsur belt 3.3–3.2 Ga. The second generation Peninsular Gneiss found in the Bengaluru– Chickmagalur –Holenarsipur region 3.0–2.9 Ga a) Grandiorite facies in the Bengaluru Gneisses established by the Single Zircon Kober evaporation 207 Pb/ 206 Pb data.
The quartz percentage among felsic minerals in TTG rocks is usually larger than 20% but less than 60%. [1] In tonalite and trondhjemite, more than 90% of the feldspars are plagioclase, while in granodiorite, this number is between 65% and 90%. [1]
Gneiss: 2,700 [18] Aluminium: 2,700: Limestone: 2,750: Compact [18] Basalt: 3,000 [18] ... Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is a substance's mass ...
Hornblende is a common constituent of many igneous and metamorphic rocks such as granite, syenite, diorite, gabbro, basalt, andesite, gneiss, and schist. It crystallizes in preference to pyroxene minerals from cooler magma that is richer in silica and water. [13]
The average density of granite is between 2.65 and 2.75 g/cm 3 (165 and 172 lb/cu ft), [11] ... Migmatite featuring felsic minerals, at Morton Gneiss Complex.
Anorthosite (/ ə ˈ n ɔːr θ ə s aɪ t /) is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by its composition: mostly plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), with a minimal mafic component (0–10%).
The Acasta Gneiss Complex, also called the Acasta Gneiss, is a body of felsic to ultramafic Archean basement rocks, gneisses, ...