Schist Photos
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Schist Photos
Schist
last edited:
5/24/13
number of photos:
56
Schist is a medium to fine grained foliated metamorphic rock.
Flat minerals,
such as mica, produce the foliation.
The mica crystals in
mica schist produce a sparkly appearance.
photos
schist, andalusite:
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schist, chlorite schist:
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B
schist, cordierite:
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B
schist, garnetiferous mica schist:
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B
schist, glaucophane:
A
B
schist, mica schist:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
schist, mica-crumpled:
A
B
C
schist, folded:
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B
C
schist, mica-staurolite:
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B
schist, mica schist with garnets:
A
B
C
D
E
F
schist, pyrophyllite:
A
B
schist, quartz-sericite schist:
A
B
schist, sillimanite:
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B
schist, staurolite:
A
B
schist, talc schist:
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B
schist, tourmaline-mica schist:
A
B
schist with kyanite crystals:
A
schist with staurolite crystals:
A
mica schist with garnets and staurolite:
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B
C
garnets in mica schist:
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B
C
mica schist with elongated crystals:
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B
C
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