The processes that creates gneiss can recreate normal granite if carried on long enough, and gneiss can also form from gabbro or shale. Schist and quartzite may be formed alongside gneiss, along with other types of metamorphic rock formed from igneous rocks. Gneiss is very common and actually forms the majority of the Earth's lower crust, so any deep tunneling encounters gneiss.
Inventoried roadless area. Inventoried Roadless Areas are a group of United States Forest Service lands that have been identified by government reviews as lands without existing roads that could be suitable for roadless area conservation as wilderness or other non-standard protections.
Iâve logged about 4,000 road miles (all solo) in the last few weeks, most of it in stunningly monotonous landscape. Fortunately, Iâve never fallen asleep at the wheel, but Iâve definitely had to pull over for a power nap on a number of occasions in the past. Highway hypnosis is a trance-like mental state brought on by the monotony of the road. In other words, youâre zoning out, and while one part of your brain is still able to operate your car, the other half is in la la land. If youâve ever driven a stretch of highway and have no memory of it, youâve had white line fever, baby.