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Schist

Schist Meaning & Definition
Schist Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Schist?

[n] any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

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See Also | metamorphic rock

Schist In Webster's Dictionary

\Schist\ (sh[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? divided, divisible, fr. ? to divide: cf. F. schiste. See {Schism}.] (Geol.) 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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