It is false. Granite is a igneous rock that was formed from magma cooling and hardening.
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∙ 14y agoFalse. Granite is an igneous rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. Metamorphic rocks are formed from the alteration of existing rocks due to heat and pressure.
A type of metamorphic rock similar to granite is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a similar composition to granite but displays a banded texture due to the alignment of mineral grains during metamorphism.
Granite
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock and its parent rock (protolith) could be a granite or schist.
False. The terms folidated and nonfoliated apply to metamorphic rocks.
gneiss
Granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
False. Granite is an igneous rock, formed from the cooling and solidification of magma deep within the Earth's crust. Sedimentary rocks are formed through the accumulation and consolidation of sediment particles.
gneiss
A type of metamorphic rock similar to granite is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated metamorphic rock that has a similar composition to granite but displays a banded texture due to the alignment of mineral grains during metamorphism.
Granite usually metamorphoses into gneiss.
Granite gneiss.
Gneiss
False. Granite is a coarse-grained igneous rock, typically composed of minerals such as feldspar, quartz, and mica.
Granite will become gneiss.
Gneiss
Granite
Gneiss is a foilated metamorphic rock.