Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock. Foliation in geology refers to repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks. Each layer may be as thin as a sheet of paper, or over a meter in thickness.The word comes from the Latin folium, meaning leaf, and refers to the sheet-like planar structure.oliation in geology refers to repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks. Each layer may be as thin as a sheet of paper, or over a meter in thickness.
The name Elise is a baby girl name. The name Elise is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Elise is: From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old Testament Elizabeth was mother of John the Baptist and one of the earliest known bearers of this name; Queen Elizabeth II.
My only sister is named Christen Elise. If our brother had been a boy, he would have been named Elise something. Elise, a variant of Elizabeth, means, among other things, Oath of God. My sister, though only eleven, loves her name because it references God -- something I wish my name did.y parents named me Elise Anna Marie. Elise was after Beethovens Fur Elise, and the Anna Marie, was after a woman who is said to have been Beethoven's mistress. I'm not sure why I was given this name.