schist

schist

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schist

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Image credit: James St. John

schist in classification

important observable properties - properties in classification table below

  • distinctly medium- to coarse-grained
  • mineral grains distinctly reflective (shiny)
  • platy minerals distinctly oriented in parallel layers that may be wavy

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Resources: schist

Image Galleries

  • Flickr Image gallery, James St. John: schist
  • Mindat.org image gallery: schist
  • Google images: schist

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