Phyllite Photos
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Roger Weller, geology instructor
Phyllite Photos
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:
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phyllite, gray:
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ottrelite in phyllite:
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B
Photos are copyright free for non-commercial educational
uses.
Just credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise College.
copyright 2007-R.Weller