phyllitic
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phyllitic — phyl·lit·ic … English syllables
phyllitic — adjective see phyllite … Useful english dictionary
phyllite — phyllitic /fi lit ik/, adj. /fil uyt/, n. a slaty rock, the cleavage planes of which have a luster imparted by minute scales of mica. [1820 30; PHYLL + ITE1] * * * Fine grained metamorphic rock formed by the recrystallization of fine grained,… … Universalium
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
Great Lyakhovsky Island — Infobox Islands name = Great Lyakhovsky image caption = Map showing the location of Lyakhovsky Islands image size = locator Location map|Russia|lat=73.4|long=141.5 map custom = yes native name = Большой Ляховский native name link = Russian… … Wikipedia
List of rock textures — This page is intended to be a list of rock textural and morphological terms. A * Adcumulate * Agglomeritic * Adamantine a type of lustre * Amygdaloidal * Anhedral * Antitaxial veins * Aphanitic * Aplitic; aplite * Augen textured gneiss *… … Wikipedia
Martinsburg Formation — A sample of the Martinsburg shale from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Northeast Extension) at mile post 66. The Ordovician Martinsburg Formation (Om) is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is… … Wikipedia
