schistose

American  

[shis-tohs] / ˈʃɪs toʊs /

Also schistous

adjective

1. of, resembling, or in the form of schist.

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Other Word Forms

• schistosity noun

Etymology

Origin of schistose

First recorded in 1785–95; schist + -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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

In the case of intense contact metamorphism, the altered rock assumes a new form, and may exhibit a crystalline and foliated or schistose structure.

From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)

Hence the boulder clay of the lowland districts is abundantly charged with boulders of schistose grit, slate, gneiss and granite derived from areas lying far to the north-west.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

Specular haematite forms a constituent of certain schistose rocks, such as the Brazilian itabirite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

These truncated mounds are composed mainly of gneiss, sometimes of quartzite, and in the northern portion the chain becomes more fertile and of a clayey, schistose nature.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.