Schist
Description
A small piece of white/grey schist. It is long and thin. There is a silver shine to it.
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Object detail
Classification
Credit line
Schist
is
a
metamorphic
rock.
It
is
made
up
grains
<1mm
in
size.
It
is
made
up
of
flattened
minerals
that
are
aligned
to
give
the
rock
the
slab
appearance.
Schist
is
categorised
into
texture
zones
depending
on
their
change
from
a
sedimentary
rock
to
a
metamorphic
rock.
Accession number
A100.663
Collection type
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