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The 12 pages that link to Gneiss, each with the reason it gives.

• GraniteCompared with: Granite can resemble gneiss, but gneiss’s foliation records metamorphic deformation.

• SlateCompared with: Gneiss’s coarse banding differs from slate’s fine grain and closely spaced cleavage.

• SchistCompared with: Gneiss typically shows alternating mineral bands instead of schist’s dominant aligned platy grains.

• PhylliteCompared with: Its coarse banding contrasts with phyllite’s fine mica sheen and cleavage.

• GranuliteCompared with: Gneiss is defined chiefly by its banded structure, unlike granulite’s characteristic texture and grade.