a type of metamorphic rock having tiny mica grains that give it a luster: it is intermediate in crystal development between slate and schist
Origin of phyllite
from Classical Greek phyllon, a leaf (see bloom) + -iteOrigin of phyllite
from Classical Greek phyllon, a leaf (see bloom) + -ite
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(plural phyllites)
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