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Definition of Schist

Schist
Schist Schist (sh[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? divided, divisible, fr. ? to divide: cf. F. schiste. See Schism.] (Geol.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.

Meaning of Schist from wikipedia

- Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock). This means that the rock is composed of...
- Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird but this species...
- The Catalina Schist is a metamorphic rock complex primarily exposed on Santa Catalina Island of the Channel Islands of California. It formed during the...
- Manhattan consists of three rock formations: Fordham gneiss, Manhattan schist, and Tuckahoe marble (Inwood marble), which are well suited for the foundations...
- The Bündner schist or Bündner slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French: schistes lustrés) is a collective name for schistose rocks that form a number of...
- The Brahma Schist consists of amphibolite, hornblende-biotite-plagioclase schist, biotite-plagioclase schist, orthoamphibole-bearing schist and gneiss...
- The Schistes bitumineux (French for Oil shale/Bituminous shale) is an Early Jur****ic geologic formation in Bascharage, Luxembourg that is located within...
- The Schistes de Buxières is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal France portal...
- Schist Point (60°43′S 45°14′W / 60.717°S 45.233°W / -60.717; -45.233) is a con****uous point at the west side of Divide Peaks on the south coast of...
- Greece 1822–present The oldest known human presence in Athens is the Cave of Schist, which has been dated to between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Athens has...