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Schist - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Schist : (noun)
1: any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Schist : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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