- the
schist is
usually given a name
reflecting its protolith, such as
schistose metasandstone. Otherwise, the
names of the
constituent minerals will be...
-
plates barely visible), as a
major component of
chromium rich
phyllitic or
schistose metamorphic rocks of the
greenschist facies.
Verdite is a type of metamorphic...
- quartz. It is
typically dark-colored and dense, with a
weakly foliated or
schistose (flaky) structure. The
small flakes of
black and
white in the rock often...
- The
Tyrol Schistose Alps (Tiroler
Schieferalpen in German) is the
proposed name for a
subdivision of
mountain ranges in a new, and as yet unadopted, classification...
- but
kyanite appears also in hornfels,
especially in
those that have a
schistose character. The
andalusite may be pink and is then
often pleochroic in...
-
textural name is used
without a prefix. For example, a
schist is a rock with
schistose texture whose protolith is uncertain.
Special classifications exist for...
-
Sericite also
occurs as the fine mica that
gives the
sheen to
phyllite and
schistose metamorphic rocks. The name
comes from
Latin sericus,
meaning "silken"...
- high-grade, m****ive
specular hematite ore (66% iron) ****ociated with a
schistose rock
composed of
granular quartz and
scaly hematite. The term is now widely...
- magnesio****mingtonite), and
traces of
minor iron-chromium oxides. It may be
schistose or m****ive.
Soapstone is
formed by the
metamorphism of
ultramafic protoliths...
-
section from
Silver Hill
formation Depth 0m 200m 400m 600m
Formation Schistose sediment Siltstone Maffic tuff
Andesite Felsic tuff
Maffic tuff Felsic...
