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Meaning of "phyllite"

phyllite (noun) - a type of metamorphic rock characterized by its fine-grained texture, sheen, and parallel alignment of mineral grains. Phyllite is intermediate in metamorphic grade between slate and schist, often exhibiting a glossy sheen due to the preferred orientation of mica minerals
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  • A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.

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Phyllite shale spans the north coast.
It contains carbonaceous phyllite with interbeds of crystalline limestone.
Phyllite minerals is used in cement.
The thicker beds of slate and phyllite are overlying the conglomerate layers.
Occasional dark soils are found due to extensive existence of phyllite and schists.
Slate and phyllite are similar in appearance.
Schist forms at a higher temperature and has larger grains than phyllite.
The phyllite types are grouped into two classes primarily on their geotechnical characteristics.
A sharpening stone manufactured from natural phyllite and used for sharpening knife blades.
The roof was made of Ijamsville phyllite.
Several phyllite cliffs of up to 10 m height are exposed in the vicinity of the mountain.
Over time, slate may transition into other metamorphic rocks, such as phyllite or schist.
These can include fine-grained schist and phyllite fragments, among others.
The mountain is forested in northern hardwood species ; its geology is Ordovician phyllite.
Parts of the belt are granitized, with low-grade phyllite close to Lake Victoria.

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Static tests were completed for a total of 172 core samples, 18 of which were compact phyllite PHC.
Some specific types of rock in the Piedmont are schist, gneiss, and phyllite among others.
The hard rock under these boulder-sand terraces is the Proterozoic phyllite called Pauri Phyllite.
About 65 % of the dam 's foundation area is founded on quartzite and phyllite bedrock.

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