primary gneiss

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primary gneiss [′prī‚mer·ē ′nīs]

(petrology)

A rock that exhibits planar or linear structures characteristic of metamorphic rocks but lacks observable granulation or recrystallization and is therefore considered to be of igneous origin.

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