Phyllite is a fine-grained metamorphic rock with a well-developed laminar structure, and is intermediate between slate and schist rocks 0
From Greek phullon leaf + -ite1 0
Durable Rock, Soft Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Black to Grey, Light Greenish Grey 0
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration 0
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Raw material for the manufacture of mortar, Roadstone 0
Cemetery Markers, Commemorative Tablets, Creating Artwork, Writing Slates 0
Easily splits into thin plates, Is one of the oldest rock, Surfaces are often shiny 0
Archaeological Significance
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Phyllite is a metamorphic rock which is formed by regional metamorphism of argillaceous sediments since their cleavage arose due to deviatoric stress. 0
Albite, Alusite, Amphibole, Apatite, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblade, Kyanite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Porphyroblasts, Quartz, Sillimanite, Staurolite, Talc, Zircon 0
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained 0
Crenulation and Pervasive 0
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Water Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam 0
Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa 0
Austria, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA 0
Brazil, Colombia, Guyana 0
Deposits in Oceania Continent
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New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland 0