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Schist rock is a very common form of metamorphosed rock.
It was originally a sedimentary rock, then buried and heated, and maybe sheared as well. Exhibits re-mineralization of its component molecules.
It has a distinct foliation, and may exhibit folding from subsequent tectonic processes.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoDue to the movement of the plates in Earth's crust, schist could be found anywhere.
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What rocks can turn into schist?
Shale
Are schist rocks permeable?
yes of course
Form of mica in rocks gneiss granite and schist?
Muscovite
What property distinguishes foliated metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and schist from nonfoliated metamorphic rocks?
a banded texture
How do rocks form in earth?
it is formed from aouther rock called schist
What type of rocks Schist?
Schist is a high-grade metamorphic rock.
How do you mine schist?
grab a hammer or a shovel and start diging and thats how you can find schist..................FACT schist is mined using unerground mining thats the real answer you have been looking for:)
What is schist derived from?
metamorphic rocks
What rocks can turn into schist?
Shale
Slate schist genisis and hornfels are rocks?
They are all metamorphic rocks.
2 metamophic rocks?
Slate and schist.
Are schist rocks permeable?
yes of course
What rocks make schist?
Schist comes from shale. It is laminated , flaky, and found in parallel layers. The minerals in this rocks that have crystallized from the parent rock are visible.
Where in the world is quartz mined?
mainly in the United States in schist's or crevices in the earth jupiter
Three examples of igneous rock?
foliated rocks, defined as "metamorphic rocks with parralel layers or "bands". three examples of these foliated rocks are gneiss, slate, and schist. three examples of foliated rocks are schist, gneiss, and schist.
What are common rocks found in Wyoming?
schist and phyllite
Rocks that are mined because they contian useful substances are called what?
ores are rocks that are mined
