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schistose Definition


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schist
noun
    1. geol.
      Any of a group of common coarse-grained metamorphic rocks that characteristically contain broad wavy bands of minerals that readily split into layers.
Derivative: schistose
adj
    Etymology: 18c: from French schiste, from Greek schistos split.



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