What texture factor which distinguishes slate, phyllite, and schist from one another?

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What texture factor which distinguishes slate, phyllite, and schist from one another?

2007-02-13 05:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Slate looks pretty much like shale but is a tiny bit shinier. If you drop it from a small distance, it is supposed to "ring" when it hits a hard surface. Phyllite is substantially shinier, and smoother. Schist has bare eye visible grains and flakes of shiny platy minerals- most likely muscovite and biotite.
Hope that helps!

2007-02-13 06:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by kiddo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Schist Texture

2016-10-17 22:10:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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What texture factor which distinguishes slate, phyllite, and schist from one another?

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