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Letter SGeology glossary

Schistosity

Schistosity is a type of foliation characteristic of schist, where the rock exhibits a planar or layered structure due to the alignment of platy minerals like mica. It is significant in metamorphic petrology for understanding the conditions and processes of regional metamorphism.

Gray gneiss rock with wavy banded layers (Schistosity)
Fig. 1 Gray gneiss rock with wavy banded layers (Schistosity)

Source Yardley, B. W. D. (1989). “An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology.” Longman.

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