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Phyllite
Phyllite
is a type of
foliated
metamorphic rock
created from
slate
that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white
mica
achieves a preferred orientation. It is primarily composed of
quartz
,
sericite
mica
, and
chlorite
.
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