gneissic

English

Etymology

gneiss +‎ -ic

Adjective

gneissic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) of or relating to gneiss
    • 1921, C. K. Leith, The Economic Aspect of Geology‎:
      The development of the schistose or gneissic structure is accompanied by the recrystallization of the rock materials, producing new minerals of a platy or columnar type adapted to this parallel arrangement.
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