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schist |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: schist n : any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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