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Foliated metamorphic rock
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Scope note
Compact, fine grained rock with an average grain size less than 0.032 millimeter and a well developed schistosity (slaty cleavage), and hence can be split into slabs or thin plates.
Bibliographic note
NADM metamorphic rock vocabulary SLTTm1.0; Neuendorf et al. 2005
Broader Terms
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Foliated metamorphic rock
Date of creation
24-Jun-2009
Accepted term
24-Jun-2009
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ARK
ark:/99152/t3ndz0k5dmj87x
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BS8723-5
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