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Definition of Phyllite

Phyllite
Phyllite Phyl"lite, n. [See Phylo-.] (Min.) (a) A mineral related to ottrelite. (b) Clay slate; argillaceous schist.

Meaning of Phyllite from wikipedia

- Phyllite (/ˈfɪlaɪt/ FIL-yte) is a type of foliated metamorphic rock formed from slate that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white mica...
- divided from south to north into the units Vordertaunus unit (also northern phyllite zone or metamorphic southern edge zone), Taunus ridge unit and Hintertaunus...
- metamorphic rock with a protolith of quartz-rich (sandstone) sedimentary rock Phyllite – Type of foliated metamorphic rock – A low grade metamorphic rock composed...
- boulder-sand terraces is the Proterozoic phyllite called Pauri Phyllite. This highly fractured Pauri Phyllite of Chandpur Formation (Jaunsar Group) is...
- deposits. Sericite also occurs as the fine mica that gives the sheen to phyllite and schistose metamorphic rocks. The name comes from Latin sericus, meaning...
- Pilar Formation consists of a dense gray-black to black hard carbonaceous phyllite or schist with thin white schistose layers that are interpreted as a metatuff...
- phyllite, and minor marble. Between 7,600 and 8,200 m (24,900 and 26,900 ft), the North Col Formation consists chiefly of biotite-quartz phyllite and...
- 'slate' or 'bluestone', a metamorphic phyllite rock, with both andesite and dacite mineral composition. Dacitic phyllite is a predominant type of rock found...
- in Saxony Kohlberg (Fichtelgebirge), a forested mountain made of quartz phyllite in north-east Bavaria Austria Kohlberg, Styria Poland Kołobrzeg, in Middle...
- standard sequence formed by the prograde metamorphism of mudrocks; slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss. The slatey cleavage typical of slate is due to the...