Definition of Schistic. Meaning of Schistic. Synonyms of Schistic

- Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of...
- Greece 1822–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...
- 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...
- Blueschist ( /ˈbluːʃɪst/), also called glaucophane schist, is a metavolcanic rock that forms by the metamorphism of basalt and rocks with similar composition...
- The Catalina Schist is a metamorphic rock complex primarily exposed on Santa Catalina Island of the Channel Islands of California. It formed during the...
- dolomite and siderite also readily yield amphibolite (tremolite-schist, grunerite-schist, and others) especially where there has been a certain amount of...
- The Bündner schist or Bündner slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French: schistes lustrés) is a collective name for schistose rocks that form a number of...
- of two lithostratigraphic units: the Athens schist and the overlying Acropolis limestone. The Athens schist is a soft reddish rock dating from the late...
- several units, such as Lower Pelitic Schist and Prettyboy Schist. The Wissahickon is described as a pelitic schist and gneiss with interlayers of quartzite...
- The Schistes bitumineux (French for Oil shale/Bituminous shale) is an Early Jur****ic geologic formation in Bascharage, Luxembourg that is located within...