schistose
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Spilosite, spil′o-sīt, n. a greenish schistose rock spotted with chlorite, occurring in the Harz—the German Fleckenschiefer.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
These zones of schistose rock a few inches in thickness were developed from the quartzite by the slipping of the rock on either side.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.
The oldest rocks in Cuba, with the possible exception of the schistose limestones of Trinidad, are composed of granites and serpentines.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
The mines of California are also largely in schistose rocks, as are also those to the northward, throughout the Pacific mountains, to British Columbia and Alaska, including the recently established mining district at Cape Nome.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
In Karagwe certain quartzites, slates and schistose sandstones resemble the ancient gold-bearing rocks of South Africa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
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