(geology) A type of cleavage characteristic of metamorphic rocks, notably schists and phyllites, in which the rocks tend to split along parallel planes defined by the distribution and parallel arrangement of platy mineral crystals.
schistosity
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- foliation
- slate (petrology)
- slip cleavage (geology)
- Schist (mineralogy and petrology)
- Marble (mineralogy and petrology)
- Petrofabric analysis (mineralogy and petrology)
- metamorphism (in geology)
- Phyllite
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