schist
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noun
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
Origin:
1775–85; < Neo-Latin schistus, Latin (lapis) schistos < Greek schistós divided, curdled, divisible, derivative of schízein to split, with -tos adj. suffix
1775–85; < Neo-Latin schistus, Latin (lapis) schistos < Greek schistós divided, curdled, divisible, derivative of schízein to split, with -tos adj. suffix
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schist (ʃɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers because its micaceous minerals have become aligned in thin parallel bands | |
| [C18: from French schiste, from Latin lapis schistos stone that may be split, from Greek skhizein to split] | |
| 'schistose | |
| —adj | |
| schistosity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
schist
1795 (earlier schistus, 1601), from Fr. schiste, from L. schistos lapis "stone that splits easily" (Pliny), from Gk. skhistos "divided, separated," from skhizein "to split" (see shed (v.)). The rock splits easily in layers. Liddell and Scott says Gk. skhistos lithos was "probably talc."
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| schist (shĭst) Pronunciation Key
A highly foliated, medium-grained metamorphic rock that splits easily into flakes or slabs along well-defined planes of mica. The mineral composition of schist is varied and is often reflected in the name given to the rock. For example, a schist that contains garnet is called a garnet schist. A schist containing chlorite is called a chlorite schist. schistose adjective (shĭs'tōs') |
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Example sentences
Schist is a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone intense heat, pressure, and hot fluids.
Overall, this jetty is lighter in color than the basalt jetty, since it is comprised mainly of schist and gneiss.
Eight turtles nap on a narrow ledge of schist, all presenting themselves to the sun at precisely the same angle.
Schist contains abundant segregations of granular white quartz.
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