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Limestone vs Schist - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between limestone and schist

is that limestone is (mineralogy) an abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (caco₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous while schist is any crystalline rock having a foliated structure and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates.

As an adjective limestone

is made of or with limestone.

limestone

English

(wikipedia limestone)

Noun

  • (mineralogy) An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO?); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

    • Hyponyms

    * (mineralogy) bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, travertine, tufa

    See also

    * karst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of or with limestone.
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  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Anagrams

    * milestone

    schist

    English

    (wikipedia schist)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates.
  • * 2012 , Amy Schoeman, , page ii
    • Millions of years ago the mica schists surrounding the old Brandberg West Mine became folded and concertinaed by enormous horizontal pressures.

    Derived terms

    * blueschist * greenschist * schistous * schistocity

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