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Schist vs Phyllite - What's the difference?

schist | phyllite |

As nouns the difference between schist and phyllite

is that schist is any crystalline rock having a foliated structure and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates while phyllite is a type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.

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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    phyllite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phyllite) (en noun)
  • (geology) a type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites