phyllite

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İngilizce - Türkçe
fillit
filit
spotted phyllite
benekli fillit
İngilizce - İngilizce
a type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites
Clay slate; argillaceous schist
Fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the recrystallization of fine-grained, parent sedimentary rocks, such as mudstones or shales. Phyllite has a marked tendency to split into sheets or slabs; it may have a sheen on its surfaces due to tiny plates of micas. Its grain size is larger than that of slate but smaller than that of schist
A mineral related to ottrelite
phyllite