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Roger Weller, geology instructor                       

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Phyllite
last edited:  12/12/07    number of photos: 10
Phyllite is metamorphosed shale.  It is a foliated                               
metamorphic rock, often with a silky sheen due to
the presence of tiny mica crystals.  The cleavage
surface of phyllite is not flat like slate, but is
commonly rippled. 

 

photos
phyllite:  A  B  C  D  E  F 
phyllite, gray:  A  B
ottrelite in phyllite:  A  B


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