Schist is a medium grade metamorphic rock with medium to large, flat, sheet like grains in a preferred orientation 0
From French schiste, Greek skhistos i.e. split 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Black, Blue, Brown, Dark Brown, Green, Grey, Silver 0
Decorative Aggregates, Floor Tiles, Interior Decoration 0
Garden Decoration, Paving Stone 0
As Dimension Stone, Building houses or walls, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Roadstone 0
Used in aquariums, Writing Slates 0
Mica Schists, Calc-Silicate Schists, Graphite Schists, Blueschists, Whiteschists, Greenschists, Hornblende Schist, Talc Schist, Chlorite Schist, Garnet Schist, Glaucophane schist. 0
Easily splits into thin plates, Smooth to touch 0
Archaeological Significance
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Schist formed by dynamic metamorphism at high temperatures and pressures that aligns the grains of mica, hornblende and other elongated minerals into thin layers. 0
Alusite, Amphibole, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblade, Kyanite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Porphyroblasts, Quartz, Sillimanite, Staurolite, Talc 0
CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion 0
Medium to Fine Coarse Grained 0
Impact 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
Learn more about Properties of Schist
What is Schist? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Schist i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Schist include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Schist is Not Available. Streak of Schist is white while its cleavage is slaty. Luster of Schist is shiny and its fracture is conchoidal. Schist is opaque in nature. Know all about Schist, What is Schist, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Schist
What is Schist composed of? Get to know about composition of Schist here. Schist definition gives information about the Formation of Schist and its composition.The composition of Schist can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Schist rock includes Alusite, Amphibole, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblade, Kyanite, Micas, Muscovite or Illite, Porphyroblasts, Quartz, Sillimanite, Staurolite, Talc and The compound content of Schist rock includes CaO, Carbon Dioxide, MgO. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Schist rock in next section.