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schistose

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schistose [′shis‚tōs]
(geology)
Pertaining to rocks exhibiting schistosity.


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Within schistose units, they consist of a number of slips and fractures carrying gouge and breccia and rarely exceed 0.
schist metamorphic grade from nearly undeformed to totally schistose.
The altered and deformed host appears to be a gneissic to schistose intermediate to felsic intrusive but some deformed meta-volcanics are also present.
 
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