Phyllite
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phyllite-310-14410398
title:
Phyllite
text:
Phyllite is a type of foliated metamorphic rock formed from slate that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white mica achieves a preferred orientation. It is primarily composed of quartz, sericite mica, and chlorite. Phyllite has fine-grained mica flakes, whereas slate has extremely fine mica flakes, and schist has large mica flakes, all mica flakes of which have achieved a preferred orientation. Among foliated metamorphic rocks, it represents a gradation in the degree of metamorp
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description:
Type of foliated metamorphic rock
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllite
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date modified:
2024-02-15T16:15:33Z
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