For iron sulfide, two elements (sulfur and iron) are heated together so that they form the compound iron sulfide. Although iron sulfide contains both sulfur and iron, it is not a mixture: it is a pure substance. Both the sulfur and the iron have 'given up' their individual properties to become a compound.
Gneiss. Gneiss is a hard rock that has a mineral composition similar to granite as it contains the feldspar, mica, and quartz. This is a rock that is formed from pre-existing igneous rocks such as granite that have been subject to conditions of high pressure and temperature.ranite is a hard igneous rock that is mostly made up of feldspar and quartz. Granite has a crystalline structure, and it can have a wide range of colors from grey to pink. The color of a granite rock is dependent upon the composition of minerals.
gneiss. n. A banded or foliated metamorphic rock, usually of the same composition as granite. [German. , probably alteration of Middle High German. , spark (from its appearance) , from Old High German.