schistous
11Layer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Layer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 layer layer stratum course bed zone substratum floor flag stage story tier slab escarpment Sgm: N 1 table …
12schistose — a.; (also schistous) Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky …
13shale — n. 1. Slate clay, schistous clay. 2. Shell, husk, pod …
14slaty — a. Laminated, laminar, schistous, schistose …
15schist — [shist] n. [Fr schiste < L schistos (lapis), split (stone) < Gr schistos, easily cleft < schizein, to cleave: see SCHIZO ] any of a group of metamorphic rocks containing parallel layers of flaky minerals, as mica or talc, and splitting… …
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