Meanings
nounchiastolite slate (plural chiastolite slates)
plural chiastolite slates
- chemistryA rock formed by contact metamorphism of carbonaceous shale, characterized by prominent cleavage or schistosity and the presence of conspicuous chiastolite crystals in a fine-grained groundmass.
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