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phyllite

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.

Phyllite vs Micaschist - What's the difference?

phyllite | micaschist |

Phyllite vs Phylline - What's the difference?

phyllite | phylline |


As a noun phyllite

is (geology) a type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.

As an adjective phylline is

leaf-like.