however, granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock. Granite is made of interlocking crystals of roughly the same size, and those crystals are not arranged in any pattern
Gneiss is made of interlocking crystals that are arranged in bands, these bands are commonly found in a swirling pattern
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both rocks have a similar chemical constituency
however, granite is an igneous rock and gneiss is a metamorphic rock. Granite is made of interlocking crystals of roughly the same size, and those crystals are not arranged in any pattern
Gneiss is made of interlocking crystals that are arranged in bands, these bands are commonly found in a swirling pattern