No. Foliation is a texture most often used to describe the banded, platy, or layered appearance of certain metamorphic rocks.
The two textures of metamorphic rocks are the Foliate and Non-foliate textures.
Slate
Low foliate intake in pregnancy is a particular concern since it is highly associated with an increased risk of the foetus developing Spina Bifida.
Foliate has to do with leaves. (Hence the foliage of autumn when the leaves turn different colours.) But there are other and quirky definitions of the word, having to do with the coating of a mirror with a thin layer, or to decorate with a thin layer, or to split into thin, leaf-like layers. check the link for more info: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/foliate
Japanese beetles eat the foliate and flowers of plants.
Slate is a foliate metamorphic rock with the smallest crystals. It forms from the low-grade metamorphism of shale or mudstone, resulting in fine-grained crystals too small to be seen with the naked eye.
the granite is made out of magma
based on mid prices in G.E. full granite including granite helm (28k), granite body (126k), granite legs (263k) and granite shield (38k) it would only cost about 450k.
New Hampshire is called the Granite State.The Granite State
The Granite StateIt is called the Granite State for its many quarrys.
The address of the Granite Bay Library is: 6475 Douglas Blvd, Granite Bay, 95746 6226
Granite turns into Gniess.