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The color of schist depends on its mineral composition. It can be gray, yellow, light or dark green, brown, or even black.

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What is garnet schist color and description?

Garnet schist typically has a dark red or burgundy color due to the presence of garnet minerals. It is a foliated metamorphic rock with layers of garnet crystals intermixed with other minerals like mica, quartz, and feldspar. Garnet schist often has a shiny appearance and is commonly used in jewelry and decorative applications.


What is gneiss and schist?

Both are foliated metamorphic rocks in which individual minerals can be seen with the naked eye. The difference is that gneiss is generally more coarsely crystalline and has color banding and schist smells bad.


Is schist the same as mica schist?

No, schist is a metamorphic rock type characterized by strong foliation, while mica schist is a specific type of schist that contains a high proportion of mica minerals like muscovite or biotite. Mica schist has a distinct shiny appearance due to the abundance of mica minerals.


What is after phyllite and before gneiss?

schist


What is the rock category of schist?

A schist is a metamorphic rock.


What country is schist found in?

Schist is a metamorphic rock found deep underground but I don't know where some schist


Does schist contain diamond?

No, schist is a metamorphic rock type.


Is a schist rock a crystal?

No Schist is not a crystal, but it is composed of minerals.


What kind of rock is schist rock?

Schist is a metamorphic rock.


Is mica garnet and chloride in schist?

Mica and garnet are commonly found in schist. Chloride is not typically found in schist; rather, it is often associated with evaporites or in hydrothermal systems.


What type of rocks Schist?

Schist is a high-grade metamorphic rock.


Is Schiste foliated?

Yes. That's why it is called schist, every schist if foliated.