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Schist (/ˈʃɪst/ SHIST) is a medium-grained
metamorphic rock
showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock). This
means that the rock is
composed of...
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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...
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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 Bündner
schist or Bündner
slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French:
schistes lustrés) is a
collective name for
schistose rocks that form a
number of...
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Haast Schist,
which contains both the
Alpine and
Otago Schist, is a
metamorphic unit in the
South Island of New Zealand. It
extends from
Central Otago...
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Blueschist ( /ˈbluːʃɪst/), also
called glaucophane schist, is a
metavolcanic rock that
forms by the
metamorphism of
basalt and
rocks with
similar composition...
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Catalina Schist is a
metamorphic rock
complex primarily exposed on
Santa Catalina Island of the
Channel Islands of California. It
formed during the...
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dolomite and
siderite also
readily yield amphibolite (tremolite-
schist, grunerite-
schist, and others)
especially where there has been a
certain amount of...
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Brahma Schist consists of amphibolite, hornblende-biotite-plagioclase
schist, biotite-plagioclase
schist, orthoamphibole-bearing
schist and gneiss...
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Manhattan consists of
three rock formations:
Fordham gneiss,
Manhattan schist, and
Tuckahoe marble (Inwood marble),
which are well
suited for the foundations...
