gneissoidadj.
/ˈnʌɪsɔɪd/, /ˈɡnʌɪsɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈnaɪˌsɔɪd/ Resembling gneiss; imperfectly gneissic.
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1849 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Geol. (1850) xiii. 561 The granite of the coast near Valparaiso is, to a great extent, gneissoid, and in some places passes to a perfect gneiss.
1882 Rep. Director of Mint Production of Precious Metals 458 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (47th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 216) XXIII The western belt is gneissoid in structure, verging into hornblendic and mica schist.
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