English Explanatory Dictionary

chiastolite slate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rock formed by contact metamorphism of carbonaceous shale, characterized by prominent cleavage or schistosity and the presence of conspicuous chiastolite crystals in a fine-grained groundmass.

Word forms

chiastolite slate chiastolite slates
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