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1. (n.) schist
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
Etymology: (1775–85; < NL schistus, L (lapis) schistos < Gk schistós divided, curdled, divisible, der. of schízein to split, with -tos adj. suffix)
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1. (noun) schist
any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
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1. (noun) schist
any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar
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