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Image: Robin Rohrback, Mid-Atlantic Geo-Image Collection
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Uploaded: 8 Jan 2021
Last Updated: 25 Jan 2021

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Schist has a sparkly appearance often likened to fish scales. Schists commonly contain the mica minerals muscovite and biotite and the clay mineral chlorite.