Gneiss

Folded strata in gneiss. Polished slab of folded gneiss rock.

Tightly folded gneiss, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California. Roadcut exposure along Kings Canyon Scenic Drive. Yucca plant at bottom-center of image is about 1 m (3 ft) in diameter.

Kitchen counter top - foliated gneiss / granite

Verde Italia Gneiss is a kind of dark green gneiss quarried in Italy. This stone is especially good for Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills and other design projects. It also called Italia Green Gneiss,Verde Argento Aosta Gneiss,Granito Verde Aosta Monthey,Granito Verde Monthey,Monthey Gneiss,Verde Aosta Monthey Gneiss,Verde Monthey Granite,Quincinetto Gneiss,Verde Italia Granite,Verde…

Feldspathic dike in Archean Lewisian Gneiss at Uig Beach, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Geologically speaking, granite and gneiss are similar, so lumping them together is a reasonable thing to do.

Random gneiss stone. Warm gold and brown colours. Thickness around 20 mm. Check the offer of a proven supplier!

Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock in which the coarse mineral grains have been arranged into bands or layers of varying mineral composition.

Pictures, Definition, Composition, Colors, Structures, Formation, Geology, Occurrence, and Uses of Gneiss.