schistose
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Schist is often used as synonymous with slate; but it may be very useful to distinguish between a schistose and a slaty structure.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Gran′ūlīte, a schistose but sometimes massive aggregate of quartz and orthoclase with garnets.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Still more common is the occurrence of sheared, foliated or schistose forms of gabbro.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Wherever the Archean rocks have been closely examined two great groups of rocks are distinguishable, an older, schistose group and a younger, granitoid and gneissic group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
In Calabria the chain consists chiefly of crystalline and schistose rocks; it is the Mesozoic and Tertiary zone which has here been sunk beneath the sea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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