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A weakly foliated, coarse-grained metamorphic rock that is made mostly of quartz and feldspar is _____.
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A weakly foliated, coarse-grained metamorphic rock that is made mostly of quartz and feldspar is _____.

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this type of metamorphic rock is gneiss hope this helps!

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It's called Gneiss

Gneiss has been exposed to higher pressure and temperature which make it a high grade metamorphic rock

It displayed alternating layers composed of different minerals such as micas or chlorites


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