Look up: schist

1. schist
   well-foliated metamorphic rock consisting of a significant percentage of one or more platy minerals such as one of the micas and/or chlorites.
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2. schist
   [n] - any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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3. Schist
   This is a metamorphic rock. It has been affected by heat and pressure that has altered both the minerals and texture of the rock. The rocks in the Knockan Crag area are called Moine schists, named after A`Mhoine on the north coast. These rocks cover most of Sutherland and the middle of Ross-shire al...
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4. Schist
   Schist (shĭst) noun [ Greek ... divided, divisible, from ... to divide: confer French schiste . See Schism .] (Geol.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation ) and hence admitting of ready divisi...
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5. schist
   <geology> Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar. ... Origin: Gr. Divided, div...
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6. schist
   noun any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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7. Schist
   • (n.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
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8. schist
   megascopically crystalline rock that has a highly developed schistosity, or tendency to split into layers. Banding (foliation) is typically poorly ... [7 related articles]
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9. Schist
   A medium to coarse grained metamorphic rock with well developed bedding planes derived from the foliated recrystrallization of platy like minerals like mica.
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10. schist
    schist (shist) , metamorphic rock having a foliated, or plated, structure called schistosity in which the component flaky minerals are visible to the naked eye. Schists are distinguished from the other foliated rocks, slates and gneisses, by the size of their mineral crystals; these are larger than ...
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11. Schist
    Schist is a medium to coarse-grained metamorphic rock formed mainly from finely layered sheets of platy or elongated minerals such as mica. These sheets are interleaved with feldspar and quartz.
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12. schist
    Metamorphic rock containing mica; its crystals are arranged in parallel layers or bands. Schist may contain additional minerals such as garnet. The sedimentary rocks mudstone and shale become slate under stress. When slate is subjected to higher temperatures and pressure schist is formed. The tem...
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13. schist
    a metamorphic rock in which most of the minerals are arranged in a parallel fashion; the rock splits along the parallel lines and has a characteristic striated appearance.
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14. Schist
    The `schists` constitute a group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks, chiefly notable for the preponderance of lamellar minerals such as micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, graphite, and others. Quartz often occurs in drawn-out grains to such an extent that a particular form called quartz schist is pro...
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