schist

schist  (shst)

n.

Any of various medium-grained to coarse-grained metamorphic rocks composed of laminated, often flaky parallel layers of chiefly micaceous minerals.

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[French schiste, from Latin (lapis) schistos, fissile (stone), a kind of iron ore, from Greek skhistos, split, divisible, from skhizein, to split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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schistose (shsts), schistous (-ts) adj.

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schist [ʃɪst]

n

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers because its micaceous minerals have become aligned in thin parallel bands

[from French schiste, from Latin lapis schistos stone that may be split, from Greek skhizein to split]

schistose  adj

schistosity  [ʃɪˈstɒsɪtɪ] n

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schist  (shst)

A highly foliated, medium-grained metamorphic rock that splits easily into flakes or slabs along well-defined planes of mica. The mineral composition of schist is varied and is often reflected in the name given to the rock. For example, a schist that contains garnet is called a garnet schist. A schist containing chlorite is called a chlorite schist.

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schistose adjective (shsts)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

schist - any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers metamorphic rock - rock altered by pressure and heat

Translations

schist [ʃɪst] N → esquisto m

schist

n → Schiefer m