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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...
- 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...
- The
Haast Schist,
which contains both the
Alpine and
Otago Schist, is a
metamorphic unit in the
South Island of New Zealand. It
extends from
Central Otago...
- 1832–present The
oldest known human presence in
Athens is the Cave of
Schist,
which has been
dated to
between the 11th and 7th
millennia BC.
Athens has...
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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 Bündner
schist or Bündner
slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French:
schistes lustrés) is a
collective name for
schistose rocks that form a
number of...
- The "
Schistes bitumineux" (French for Oil shale/Bituminous shale) is an
Early Jur****ic
geologic formation in Bascharage,
Luxembourg that is
located within...
- The
Schistes de Buxières is a
geologic formation in France. It
preserves fossils dating back to the
Permian period.
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