💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Phyllite"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sericitenoun | (mineralogy) A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks |
| graphitic | Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite. |
| metapelitenoun | (geology) A metamorphosed pelite rock |
| pyrophyllitenoun | (mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. |
| kelyphitenoun | (mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites. |
| pholeritenoun | (mineralogy, obsolete) Synonym of kaolinite. |
| keratophyrenoun | (petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz. |
| pelitenoun | (geology) A sedimentary rock containing very fine particles. |
| lutitenoun | (geology, dated) A rock composed of clayey or silty sediment. |
| phosphophyllitenoun | (mineralogy) A rare bluish-green hydrated zinc phosphate mineral. |
| biopelmicritenoun | (geology) A limestone similar to biopelsparite |
| phytolitenoun | A fossil plant. |
| psephitenoun | A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount. |
| pisolitenoun | (geology) A sedimentary rock formed from pisoids |
| phthanitenoun | (mineralogy) chert |
| pearlitenoun | A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance. |
| claystonenoun | (geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles. |
| pyromorphitenoun | (mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl that is sometimes mined as an ore. |
| ophiolitenoun | (geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island. |
| peagritnoun | (mineralogy) A coarse pisolitic limestone. |
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