schistosity

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural schistosities)

(geology) The quality or state of being schistose.

Origin

Compare French schistosité.

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The phyllites (q.v.) form a middle term between this group and the slates; they consist usually of quartz, white mica and chlorite, and have much of the foliation and schistosity of the mica-schists.

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schistosities

chiastolite-slate

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