sericite schist

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• Sericite — Ser i*cite, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Min.) A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• schist — /shist/, n. any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement. [1775 85; < NL schistus, L (lapis) schistos < Gk schistós divided, curdled, divisible, deriv. of… …   Universalium

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• schiste — [ ʃist ] n. m. • 1742; schistos 1561; scieste h. 1554; lat. schistus, gr. skhistos « qu on peut fendre » ♦ Géol. Roche ayant acquis une structure feuilletée sous l influence de contraintes tectoniques. Schiste argileux. « les lames des schistes,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Phyllite — is a type of foliated metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz, sericite mica, and chlorite; the rock represents a gradiation in the degree of metamorphism between slate and mica schist. Minute crystals of graphite, sericite, or chlorite… …   Wikipedia

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