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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...
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metamorphic rock with a
protolith of quartz-rich (sandstone)
sedimentary rock
Phyllite – Type of
foliated metamorphic rock – A low
grade metamorphic rock composed...
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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...
- boulder-sand
terraces is the
Proterozoic phyllite called Pauri Phyllite. This
highly fractured Pauri Phyllite of
Chandpur Formation (Jaunsar Group) is...
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divided from
south to
north into the
units Vordertaunus unit (also
northern phyllite zone or
metamorphic southern edge zone),
Taunus ridge unit and Hintertaunus...
- 'slate' or 'bluestone', a
metamorphic phyllite rock, with both
andesite and
dacite mineral composition.
Dacitic phyllite is a
predominant type of rock found...
- 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...
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standard sequence formed by the
prograde metamorphism of mudrocks; slate,
phyllite,
schist and gneiss. The
slatey cleavage typical of
slate is due to the...
- and Malawi, in
Southern Africa.
These hills are
composed of quartzites,
phyllites and
feldspathic sandstones of
sedimentary origin. This
plateau has the...
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these sediments and rocks.
Metamorphism of
argillites produces slate,
phyllite, and
pelitic schist. The Belt Supergroup, an ****emblage of
rocks of late...
