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Phyllite ( ) is a type of foliated formed from that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white achieves a preferred orientation.Stephen Marshak Essentials of Geology, 3rd ed. It is primarily composed of , , and .Mottana, Annibale, Rodolfo Crespi and Giuseppe Liborio (1978) Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals. New York: Simon & Schuster Inc.

Phyllite has fine-grained mica flakes, whereas has extremely fine mica flakes, and has large mica flakes, all mica flakes of which have achieved a preferred orientation. Among foliated metamorphic rocks, it represents a gradation in the degree of between slate and schist.

The minute crystals of ,Schumann, Walter, (1993) Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, & Gemstones. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. sericite, or chlorite, or the fine-grained white mica, impart a silky, sometimes golden sheen to the surfaces of cleavage, called "phyllitic luster".

The word comes from the Greek phyllon, meaning "leaf".

The (or parent rock) for phyllite is or ; or slate, which in turn came from a shale protolith. Its constituent platy minerals are larger than those in slate but are not visible with the naked eye. Phyllites are said to have a texture called "phyllitic sheen," and are usually classified as having formed through low-grade metamorphic conditions through regional metamorphism metamorphic facies.

Phyllite has good fissility (a tendency to split into sheets). Phyllites are usually black to gray or light greenish gray in color. The foliation is commonly crinkled or wavy in appearance. Phyllites are mostly used in decorative aggregates, interior decors, building stones, facing stones, garden decoration and curbing. Cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artworks and writing slates are some of its commercial uses.

Phyllite is commonly found in the metasediments of northwest Arran. In north Cornwall, there are Tredorn phyllites and Woolgarden phyllites.Barton, R. M. (1964) An Introduction to the Geology of Cornwall. Truro: D. Bradford Barton; p. 89

Carolina "slate" is often volcanic phyllite. A type of Carolina slate, Duke stone, is a dacitic phyllite that is fractured and colored with iron oxide.


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