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A schist showing characteristic scaly schistose texture caused by platy micas. Schist (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ s t / SHIST) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity (named for the rock).
Blueschist on Île de Groix, France Photomicrograph of a thin section of blueschist facies metamorphosed basalt, from Sivrihisar, Turkey. Blueschist (/ ˈ b l uː ʃ ɪ s t /), also called glaucophane schist, is a metavolcanic rock [1] that forms by the metamorphism of basalt and rocks with similar composition at high pressures and low temperatures (200–500 °C (392–932 °F ...
Some rock types containing chlorite, such as chlorite schist, have minor decorative uses or as construction stone. However, chlorite is a common mineral in clay, which has a vast number of uses. [9] Chlorite schist has been used as roofing granules, the mineral granules adhered to asphalt composition shingles due to the green color.
When nothing is known about the protolith, the textural name is used without a prefix. For example, a schist is a rock with schistose texture whose protolith is uncertain. [23] Special classifications exist for metamorphic rocks with a volcaniclastic protolith or formed along a fault or through hydrothermal circulation.
Chlorite schist, a type of greenschist Greenschist (prasinite) at Cap Corse in Corsica, France Greenschist (epidote) from Itogon, Benguet, Philippines. Greenschists are metamorphic rocks that formed under the lowest temperatures and pressures usually produced by regional metamorphism, typically 300–450 °C (570–840 °F) and 2–10 kilobars (29,000–145,000 psi). [1]
Flake mica comes from several sources: the metamorphic rock called schist as a byproduct of processing feldspar and kaolin resources, from placer deposits, and pegmatites. Sheet mica is considerably less abundant than flake and scrap mica, and is occasionally recovered from mining scrap and flake mica.
Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in subduction zones, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids but without melting. It has ...
Wissahickon schist is quarried as a building stone and is used primarily as a decorative stone rather than a weight bearing stone. However, there are numerous old buildings in the Philadelphia area that are constructed almost entirely of this rock.