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Schistolith.
The prefix "Schisto-" comes from the Greek word (noun) ΣΧΙΣΙΣ ( ΣΧΑΣΙΣ or ΣΧΕΣΙΣ, too ), the verb being ΣΧΙΖΕΙΝ (pronounced: sheizin, sounding almost like: seizing)
The root-word ΣΧΙΣΙΣ is present in the English words
"Decision" ( = De + (s)cis(s)-ion ),
"Precision" ( = Pre + (s)cis(s)-ion ),
"Incision" ( = In + (s)cis(s)-ion ) (e.g. Co-in-cid-ence)
-and, even-
"Season" ( = Sciss-ion ) = product of splitting (of the year).
The suffix "-lith" (ΛΙΘΟΣ) stands for: stone, rock.
ANSWER: Schist. (As in Mica Schist)
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