Definition of phyllite in English:

phyllite

noun ˈfɪlʌɪtˈfɪlaɪt

mass nounGeology

A fine-grained metamorphic rock with a well-developed laminar structure, intermediate between slate and schist.
〔地质〕千枚岩，硬绿泥石
Example sentencesExamples
- Foliated rocks may be slate, phyllite, or schist according to grain size.
- Clasts in this facies are commonly arranged into stripes of a single lithology (typically phyllite, schist, quartzite or marble) and show peaks in the angular and very angular classes.
- It is composed of gneiss and migmatite that contain minor lenses of schist, marble, phyllite and quartzite.
- The sequence comprises Lower Ordovician conglomerates and carbonates overlain by Upper Ordovician to Middle Devonian limestone with occasional phyllite and quartzite.
- It is underlain by schist, phyllite, and quartzite, although outcrops of serpentine are common in the area.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phullon 'leaf' + -ite¹.

Definition of phyllite in US English:

phyllite

nounˈfɪlaɪtˈfilīt

Geology

A fine-grained metamorphic rock with a well-developed laminar structure, intermediate between slate and schist in degree of metamorphism.
〔地质〕千枚岩，硬绿泥石
Example sentencesExamples
- The sequence comprises Lower Ordovician conglomerates and carbonates overlain by Upper Ordovician to Middle Devonian limestone with occasional phyllite and quartzite.
- It is composed of gneiss and migmatite that contain minor lenses of schist, marble, phyllite and quartzite.
- Clasts in this facies are commonly arranged into stripes of a single lithology (typically phyllite, schist, quartzite or marble) and show peaks in the angular and very angular classes.
- It is underlain by schist, phyllite, and quartzite, although outcrops of serpentine are common in the area.
- Foliated rocks may be slate, phyllite, or schist according to grain size.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phullon ‘leaf’ + -ite.

词汇	phyllite
释义	Definition of phyllite in English: phyllite noun ˈfɪlʌɪtˈfɪlaɪt mass nounGeology A fine-grained metamorphic rock with a well-developed laminar structure, intermediate between slate and schist. 〔地质〕千枚岩，硬绿泥石 Example sentencesExamples Foliated rocks may be slate, phyllite, or schist according to grain size. Clasts in this facies are commonly arranged into stripes of a single lithology (typically phyllite, schist, quartzite or marble) and show peaks in the angular and very angular classes. It is composed of gneiss and migmatite that contain minor lenses of schist, marble, phyllite and quartzite. The sequence comprises Lower Ordovician conglomerates and carbonates overlain by Upper Ordovician to Middle Devonian limestone with occasional phyllite and quartzite. It is underlain by schist, phyllite, and quartzite, although outcrops of serpentine are common in the area. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek phullon 'leaf' + -ite¹. Definition of phyllite in US English: phyllite nounˈfɪlaɪtˈfilīt Geology A fine-grained metamorphic rock with a well-developed laminar structure, intermediate between slate and schist in degree of metamorphism. 〔地质〕千枚岩，硬绿泥石 Example sentencesExamples The sequence comprises Lower Ordovician conglomerates and carbonates overlain by Upper Ordovician to Middle Devonian limestone with occasional phyllite and quartzite. It is composed of gneiss and migmatite that contain minor lenses of schist, marble, phyllite and quartzite. Clasts in this facies are commonly arranged into stripes of a single lithology (typically phyllite, schist, quartzite or marble) and show peaks in the angular and very angular classes. It is underlain by schist, phyllite, and quartzite, although outcrops of serpentine are common in the area. Foliated rocks may be slate, phyllite, or schist according to grain size. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek phullon ‘leaf’ + -ite.
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