Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In petrography, a gneiss formed by the metamorphism of sedimentary deposits: opposed to
orthogneiss .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun geology A
gneiss derived from asedimentary rock .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word paragneiss.
Examples
-
The geology of the region ranges from the recent river alluvia and Karoo sandstones to the ancient gneiss and paragneiss overlain by the lithosols of the basement complex of the escarpment.
Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas, Zimbabwe 2009
-
This is a mineralized zone located in a paragneiss.
-
It covers approximately 35 km of favourable strike length where a gold corridor was discovered by SIRIOS within a mineralized altered paragneiss.
-
It covers approximately 35 km of favourable strike length where a gold corridor was discovered by SIRIOS within a mineralized altered paragneiss.
-
It covers approximately 35 km of favourable strike length where a gold corridor was discovered by SIRIOS within a mineralized altered paragneiss.
-
It covers approximately 35 km of favourable strike length where a gold corridor was discovered by SIRIOS within a mineralized altered paragneiss.
-
Biotite-bearing units are paragneiss / paraschist (i.e., derived from sedimentary protolithologies.)
-
Biotite-bearing units are paragneiss / paraschist (i.e., derived from sedimentary protolithologies.)
-
Biotite-bearing units are paragneiss / paraschist (i.e., derived from sedimentary protolithologies.)
-
The reconnaissance work suggests that the pegmatite dykes are subhorizontal and at N360 degrees / 90 degrees, and that they are grouped in essaim in fold hinges within the paragneiss belonging to the Laguiche Group.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.