gneiss
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Etymology
From German Gneis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”). More at gnast.
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Noun
gneiss (usually uncountable, plural gneisses)
- (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.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 98:
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common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock
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