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a rock so striped and twisted it survived being buried, baked, and squeezed for eons.

pronunciationSaid exactly like the word nice
ageAcasta gneiss is over 4 billion years old
bandingStripes form as minerals migrate under extreme pressure
formationBorn deep underground from baked, deformed older rock
hardnessTough enough to face buildings and tombstones
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