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Many varieties have lost all of their original character in the secondary schistosity.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
Parallel with the micas that cause the schistosity, the growth of the quartz and epidote lenses took place.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
Macroscopically it is evident in the strong schistosity, which is parallel to the structural planes of the sediments when the two are in contact.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
They are foliated in places, the planes of schistosity being more or less parallel with the planes of bedding in the schists.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
A marked schistosity accompanies this alteration, and most of the schistose planes are coated with silvery muscovite.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
