Bilingual glossary of geology

Type of foliation characteristic of gneisses. It is characterized by compositional layering (i.e. alternating layers of felsic and mafic minerals) giving the rock a banded appearance. In a sequence of increasing metamorphic conditions, the development of a gneissic texture follows schistosity.

Themes:
  Metamorphic rocks

Related words:
  Slaty Rock Cleavage
  Schistosity
  Phyllitic (Texture)
  Differential Pressure
  Foliation