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What is the difference between Schist And Gneiss?

What is the difference between Schist And Gneiss?

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Asked by Jenske , Last updated: Nov 19, 2024

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M. Jabrowsky

M. Jabrowsky

M. Jabrowsky
M. Jabrowsky, Bank Manager, Ohio

Answered Jun 11, 2020

Schist And Gneiss are both metamorphic rocks. Both are made from sedimentary rock. Schist is mainly made from rocks like slate. Gneiss is mainly made from rocks like granite. They are also both made from metamorphosis, but the grade they are made from varies.

Schist is made from medium grade, while Gneiss is made from a higher grade. The color of these rocks is a great way to differentiate between them. They may both come in the color black and brown, but schist will come in blues, greens, greys, and silvers. Gneiss will come in colors pink, white, and red

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M. Klose

M. Klose

M. Klose
M. Klose, Content Writer, Oakland

Answered Jun 11, 2020

One thing that you may know about schist and gneiss is they are both metamorphic rocks. Other than this fact, what else do you know about them? The schist is known to be coarse-grained. This comes with some crystals that do not need to be magnified to be seen by the naked eye.

Gneiss is also known to come with some texture but it can be medium to coarse-grained. Some say that the gneiss is very irregularly banded which means that this is one of the things that will help you distinguish this over the schist. Another difference between the two is that gneiss will have a higher degree of metamorphism especially when you would compare it to schist.

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