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Schist [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

SCHIST . [ See Shist .]

Schist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Schistaceous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of a slate color.

Schistic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Schistose.

Schistose [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Schistous

Schistosity [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being schistose.

Schistous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist.