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Orthogneiss

A rock classification type
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Orthogneiss, etc.

Tynkä, Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Orthogneiss

Keprník Hill, Šerák-Keprník National Nature Reservation, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
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Orthogneiss

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Orthogneiss, etc.

Tynkä, Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Orthogneiss

Keprník Hill, Šerák-Keprník National Nature Reservation, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
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Orthogneiss

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Orthogneiss, etc.

Tynkä, Kalajoki, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
01129040017272294152131.jpg
Orthogneiss

Keprník Hill, Šerák-Keprník National Nature Reservation, Ostružná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
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About OrthogneissHide

A metaigneous rock rock with a gneissic structure; a gneiss formed by the metamorphism of an igneous rock (e.g. granite, diorite, ...).

Compare with: paragneiss.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48818
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48818:9

Classification of OrthogneissHide

Sub-divisions of OrthogneissHide

Pronunciation of OrthogneissHide

Pronunciation:
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Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Other Language Names for OrthogneissHide

German:Orthogneis

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Orthogneiss associated with Feldspar Group
1 photo of Orthogneiss associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Orthogneiss associated with BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Internet Links for OrthogneissHide

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