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gneiss

common and widely distributed type of rock
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gneiss

Summary

gneiss has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • gneiss received the Rock of the Year[2].
  • gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock[3].
  • gneiss's Commons category is recorded as Gneiss[4].
  • gneiss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gneiss[5].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[6].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • gneiss's described by source is recorded as Mala hirnycha encyclopædia[13].
  • gneiss's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

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Definition and Type

gneiss is a type of metamorphic rock[3].

Recognition

gneiss received the Rock of the Year[2].

Why It Matters

gneiss has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] gneiss is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What awards did gneiss receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year[2].

Related Entities

Balkan Mountains Blue Ridge Mountains Mount Elbrus Rhodope Mountains Stanovoy Range

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . geoberuf.de. geoberuf.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0441303-ruly
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0441303-ruly, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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