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Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained
metamorphic rock
showing pronounced schistosity. This
means that the rock is
composed of
mineral grains easily...
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Schistes is a
genus of
hummingbirds in the
family Trochilidae. It was long
considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed
hummingbird but this species...
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Manhattan consists of
three rock formations:
Fordham gneiss,
Manhattan schist, and
Tuckahoe marble (Inwood marble),
which are well
suited for the foundations...
- The
Catalina Schist is a
metamorphic rock
complex primarily exposed on
Santa Catalina Island of the
Channel Islands of California. It
formed during the...
- The Bündner
schist or Bündner
slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French:
schistes lustrés) is a
collective name for
schistose rocks that form a
number of...
- The
Schistes de Buxières is a
geologic formation in France. It
preserves fossils dating back to the
Permian period.
Earth sciences portal France portal...
- The
Brahma Schist consists of amphibolite, hornblende-biotite-plagioclase
schist, biotite-plagioclase
schist, orthoamphibole-bearing
schist and gneiss...
- of
three rock formations:
Inwood marble,
Fordham gneiss, and
Manhattan schist, and is well
suited for the
foundations of Manhattan's skys****ers. It is...
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Schist Point (60°43′S 45°14′W / 60.717°S 45.233°W / -60.717; -45.233) is a con****uous
point at the west side of
Divide Peaks on the
south coast of...
- The
Schistes bitumineux (French for Oil shale/Bituminous shale) is an
Early Jur****ic
geologic formation in Bascharage,
Luxembourg that is
located within...
