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Type of foliated metamorphic rock
Phyllite (/ˈfɪlaɪt/ FIL-yte) is a type of foliated metamorphic rock formed from slate that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white mica
Phyllite
City in Uttarakhand, India
boulder-sand terraces is the Proterozoic phyllite called Pauri Phyllite. This highly fractured Pauri Phyllite of Chandpur Formation (Jaunsar Group) is
Srinagar,_Uttarakhand
Earth's highest mountain
phyllite, and minor marble. Between 7,600 and 8,200 m (24,900 and 26,900 ft), the North Col Formation consists chiefly of biotite-quartz phyllite and
Mount_Everest
metamorphic rock with a protolith of quartz-rich (sandstone) sedimentary rock Phyllite – Type of foliated metamorphic rock – A low grade metamorphic rock composed
List_of_rock_types
2nd-highest mountain on Earth
psammites, garnet (grossular)-diopside marbles, and biotite-graphite phyllites. Near the memorial to the climbers who have died on K2, above Base Camp
K2
Mountain range in Germany
divided from south to north into the units Vordertaunus unit (also northern phyllite zone or metamorphic southern edge zone), Taunus ridge unit and Hintertaunus
Taunus
Cambrian geologic formation found in eastern Massachusetts
transformed the mudstones of the Weymouth Formation into either slate or phyllite. Fossils in the strata belonging to the Weymouth Formation were first noticed
Weymouth_Formation
Sequence of rock strata in Scotland and Ireland
found in the form of mica-schist, graphite-schist, andalusite-schist, phyllite, schistose grit, greywacke and conglomerate, quartzite, limestone and other
Dalradian
Mountain in Kitzbühel Alps, Austria
that stands atop base of grauwacke and primary rock (Urgestein - quartz phyllite). The Rettenstein is the dominating peak of the Spertental valley. Its
Großer_Rettenstein
Sedimentary rock, mostly of indurated clay particles
these sediments and rocks. Metamorphism of argillites produces slate, phyllite, and pelitic schist. The Belt Supergroup, an assemblage of rocks of late
Argillite
Aggregates of micas
deposits. Sericite also occurs as the fine mica that gives the sheen to phyllite and schistose metamorphic rocks. The name comes from Latin sericus, meaning
Sericite
Geologic formation in New Mexico, United States
Pilar Formation consists of a dense gray-black to black hard carbonaceous phyllite or schist with thin white schistose layers that are interpreted as a metatuff
Pilar_Formation
Mountain range
and Malawi, in Southern Africa. These hills are composed of quartzites, phyllites and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin. This plateau has the
Mafinga_Hills
Repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks
standard sequence formed by the prograde metamorphism of mudrocks; slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss. The slatey cleavage typical of slate is due to the
Foliation_(geology)
Geological fabric formed in metamorphic rocks
or crenulation cleavage is a fabric formed in metamorphic rocks such as phyllite, schist and some gneiss by two or more stress directions causing the formation
Crenulation
Landform
composed of a ~250 m. bed of meta-sedimentary rock distinguishable as phyllite and argillite. From a distance, the meta-sedimentary rock is easily mistaken
Black Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona)
Black_Mountain_(Maricopa_County,_Arizona)
is created under the same metamorphic conditions that produce slate or phyllite, but with the parent rock (protolith) being conglomerate, rather than clay
Metaconglomerate
Formation Mullach Dubh Phyllites Formation Lismore Limestone Formation Cuil Bay Slates Formation Ballachulish Subgroup Appin Phyllite & Limestone Formation
Appin_Group
Mountain on Swiss-Italian border
is composed mostly of metamorphic rock such as gneiss, mica-schist and phyllite, with a small layer of dolomite just under the peak. It includes three
Pizzo_Tambò
German major natural region unit
/ 50.23250; 08.458917 Parent range Taunus Geology Orogeny Low mountains Rock type(s) Grey phyllite, Hermeskeil beds, coloured slate, Taunus quartzite
High_Taunus
Nesosilicate, manganese aluminium garnet species
pegmatite and allied rock types and in certain low-grade metamorphic phyllites. Sources include Australia, Myanmar, India, Afghanistan, Israel, Madagascar
Spessartine
Mountain range in western India
Orogen composed of greywacke-phyllite Jharol Group is spread over 200 km2 area with average width of 40 km carbonate-free phyllite and arenite with turbidite
Aravalli_Range
Geologic formation in Bolivia
formation of western-central Bolivia. The dark to bluish gray schists and phyllites (metamorphosed shales) were deposited in an open marine environment. The
Independencia_Formation
Mineral, semi-precious stone
pegmatite and allied rock types, and in certain low grade metamorphic phyllites. Spessartine of an orange-yellow is found in Madagascar. Violet-red spessartines
Garnet
Mountain in Germany
divides the drainage basins of Zwönitz river and Schwarzwasser. Several phyllite cliffs of up to 10 m height are exposed in the vicinity of the mountain
Schatzenstein
Road tunnel in Norway
from each end. The tunnel runs through an area composed mostly of gneiss, phyllite and greenstone. The tunnel was the longest subsea tunnel in Norway until
Bømlafjord_Tunnel
Geologic formation in New York
Vermont as "Gray silicious to black, graphitic, pyritiferous slate and phyllite, locally with interbedded thin dark grey dolostone and grey quartzite and
West_Castleton_Formation
plain. Some specific types of rock in the Piedmont are schist, gneiss, and phyllite among others. Georgia's coastal plain is made up of sedimentary rock dating
Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)
Geography_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)
Easily split medium-grained metamorphic rock
rock called slate, which with further metamorphism becomes fine-grained phyllite. Further recrystallization produces medium-grained mica schist. If the
Schist
United States historic place
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The outcropping of phyllite is the remnant of a natural arch eroded by Gulph Creek, that collapsed
Hanging Rock (Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania)
Hanging_Rock_(Upper_Merion_Township,_Pennsylvania)
Mountain in Zambia
peaks are found on the Mafinga Ridge, an area composed of quartzites, phyllites, and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin. The Luangwa River,
Mafinga_Central
Solid unit of the Earth's crust
rotated. A tectonic block may have a proper name for example, the Muness Phyllite Block (which is located in Unst and Uyea in Scotland), or the South China
Tectonic_block
Silicate mineral
and it has a specific gravity of 3.52 to 3.57. It typically occurs in phyllites, schists and marbles. Both monoclinic and triclinic polytypes exist and
Chloritoid
Capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil
of varied composition, represented by itabirite, dolomite, quartzite, phyllites and schists different from the general direction northwest–southeast and
Belo_Horizonte
Major depositional strata in the Himalaya
Group, followed by the Baxa Group that is characterized by quartzite, phyllite and dolomite succession of Neoproterozoic to probably Cambrian age. The
Lesser_Himalayan_Strata
Apart from quart arenite the unit hosts some conglomerates with clasts of phyllite and quartz porphyry. The clasts are derived from the nearby units of Hopukka
Hauki_quartzite
Geologic formation in Hainan, China
located in Baoting County, Hainan Province, China. It contains carbonaceous phyllite with interbeds of crystalline limestone. Its dated to the late Silurian
Zusailing_Formation
Mountain in United States of America
mountain is forested in northern hardwood species; its geology is Ordovician phyllite. The Berkshire Wind Power Project, the largest operating wind farm in Massachusetts
Brodie_Mountain
Mountain range in Washington, United States
pre-Jurassic-age phyllite. The Chuckanuts are well known for their Tertiary period leaf fossils. In 1988, an outcrop of metamorphic phyllite, green chert
Chuckanut_Mountains
Rock that was subjected to heat and pressure
characteristic of very low grade metamorphism. Slate in turn is converted to phyllite, which is fine-grained and found in areas of low grade metamorphism. Schist
Metamorphic_rock
Mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps in Austria
nappe is made of mica schist, the middle nappe is made of greenschist, phyllite, and marble. The top nappe, the Stolzalpen nappe, consisted of slates of
Gurktal_Alps
State in northeastern India
tends to support evergreen and deciduous forests. The rock consists of phyllites and schists, and is highly susceptible to weathering and erosion. This
Sikkim
Protected area in Portugal
de Santos (Santos Formation) with alternating phyllite, grey schist and siltstone evolves into phyllite, greywacke and mix from the early Devonian and
Alvão_Natural_Park
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
Cascades about 50 million years ago. The rock of Goat Mountain is Darrington Phyllite of the Easton terrane. During the Pleistocene period dating back over two
Goat Mountain (Whatcom County)
Goat_Mountain_(Whatcom_County)
Geological formation in the Alps
characteristically ophiolite sequences and deep marine sediments, metamorphosed to phyllites, schists and amphibolites. Middle Penninic nappes include the Monte Rosa
Penninic
(German pronunciation: [ˈkoːlbɛʁk]) is a forested mountain made of quartz phyllite in northeast Bavaria, south of Arzberg (Upper Franconia). Its summit is
Kohlberg_(Fichtel_Mountains)
fragments, and (at times) chert. These can include fine-grained schist and phyllite fragments, among others. Granular volcanic lithic fragment, scale in millimeters
Lithic_fragment_(geology)
Dalradian phyllite from Inverbeg
Geology of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Geology_of_Loch_Lomond_and_The_Trossachs_National_Park
Rock formation in the United States
feldspathic sandstones and conglomerates in the lower member and shales and phyllite in the upper members. In the Mid-Atlantic region, the Chilhowee Group contains
Chilhowee_Group
Tallest mountain in Okinawa, Japan
district (奥間集落, Okuma shūraku) of Kunigami. It is formed from schist, phyllite, and sandstone, and dates from the Tertiary period to the mid-Mesozoic
Mount_Yonaha
late Silurian to early Devonian limestone containing lesser amounts of phyllite and schist. It is located in the northern Appalachian Mountains of North
Waits_River_Formation
represented by metasediments such as phyllite, sandy phyllite, quartzite sandstone and some shales. The Silurian also has phyllite-like rocks but has a greater
Geology_of_North_Macedonia
Waterfall in Rwanda and Tanzania
40 m (130 ft) wide and have formed on Precambrian schists and quartz–phyllites. Although the falls themselves are not of significant height in comparison
Rusumo_Falls
Mountain range in the Czech Republic and Poland
range includes metamorphic rocks (e.g. gneiss, amphibolite, quartzite, phyllite) as well as granite intrusions and Carboniferous Culm units, as shown in
Opawskie_Mountains
Glacial lake in Washington, United States
the U.S. The lake is in a basin with near vertical walls and the rock is phyllite and greenschist. Above the lake on the cliffs below Crystal Glacier a 0
Sulphide_Lake
Phyllosilicate clay mineral
Cornell University Press. Caillère S, Hénin S (1947). "Formation d'une phyllite du type kaolinique par traitement d'une montmorillonite". Comptes Rendus
Kaolinite
Mountainous and forested area in southern Rajasthan, India
(58 mi) Width 56 km (35 mi) Area 1,233 km2 (476 mi2) Geology Type Quartzite, Phyllite, Gneisses, Schist, Dolomitic marble Geography Location Rajasthan, India
Bhomat
Geology of state of Australia
quartzite deposited in the sea from windblown desert sands, schist and phyllite possibly from a delta. Small quantities of dolomite and boulder conglomerate
Geology_of_Tasmania
Phyllosilicate mineral in the pyrophyllite-talc group
The two varieties are thus very similar to talc. Pyrophyllite occurs in phyllite and schistose rocks, often associated with kyanite, of which it is an alteration
Pyrophyllite
Group of geologic formations in New Mexico, US
Formation, a carbonaceous phyllite, and the Piedra Lumbre Formation, which is primarily feldspathic schist with some quartzite and phyllite. The Trampas Group
Trampas_Group
Valley in Vestland, Norway
in plant species is due to both the soil, rich in minerals formed from phyllite in the rocks and cultural influence through the centuries. The upper part
Aurlandsdalen
Island county in Wales
Garth between Menai Bridge and Beaumaris These rocks are schists and phyllites, often contorted and disturbed. The general line of strike of the formations
Anglesey
underlie the creek locally. Bedrock surrounding Poorman Creek is Paleozoic phyllite and quartzite, but the stream flows within 2 miles of the Poorman fault
Ruby–Poorman_mining_district
Multi-peak mountain located in the North Cascades
range North Cascades Cascade Range Topo map USGS Damnation Peak Geology Rock type phyllite Climbing Easiest route Scrambling class 3 and glacier travel
Hagan_Mountain
Appalachian Mountain range in the United States
allochthon are older than the strata lying beneath, and consist of slate, phyllite, and schist, "plus some minor lenses of limestone." The Taconic allochthon
Taconic_Mountains
Island off the coast of Antarctica
metamorphosed at the Scotia subduction zone. The resulting rocks are phyllites, blueschists and greenschists typical of an accretionary wedge, with increased
Elephant_Island
River in Australia
valleys into Ordovician meta-sedimentary rocks including greywacke, slate, phyllite, schist, chert and argillites. This has produced a number of spectacular
Apsley River (New South Wales)
Apsley_River_(New_South_Wales)
Czech metro station
vestibule with Line B. The connecting corridor features slate and red phyllite from Železný Brod. Construction lasted from 1969 to 1974 and cost 210 million
Florenc_(Prague_Metro)
Supergroup has two units, one a succession of sedimentary rocks including phyllite, tuff and greywacke overlain by conglomerate, sandstone and shale and the
Geology_of_Ghana
Geologic formation in Canada and the United States
in British Columbia, Canada, consists of Chilliwack batholith rocks while the higher parts including the summit are metamorphosed Darrington Phyllite.
Chilliwack_batholith
City in Bolivia
Basement rocks consist of Ordovician clastic sediments consisting of phyllite with some sandstone interbedding. At about 13.8 Ma, the dome was extruded
Potosí
Geologic formation in Nevada and California
thinly laminated. They have also slightly metamorphosed, resulting in phyllite or hornfels. The hornfels are primarily composed of muscovite, chlorite
Harkless_Formation
Mountain in Tyrol, Austria
is at 870 m (2,854 ft), a vertical drop of 1,376 m (4,514 ft). Quartz phyllite is the dominant bedrock, with gneiss and feldspar at the peak. Calcium-rich
Patscherkofel
Uninhabited island in the Russian Arctic
this island consists of a 600 m (2,000 ft) thick sequence of sandstone, phyllite, quartzose sandstone, quartz-chlorite-sericite schist mylonite, and cataclastic
Herald_Island_(Arctic)
Metamorphic rock
surfaces appear dull. This is in contrast to the silky cleaved surfaces of phyllite, which is the next-higher grade of metamorphic rock derived from mudstone
Slate
Geological formation in Colarado, United States
member. The Uncompahgre Formation is a sequence of quartzite and black phyllite some 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) in thickness. It is exposed in a curving
Uncompahgre_Formation
Defunct gold mine in Lead, South Dakota, USA, used for neutrino experiments
deformed and metamorphosed, resulting in upper greenschist facies of siderite-phyllite, and lower amphibolite facies of grunerite schists. The iron may have been
Homestake_Mine_(South_Dakota)
Private university in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
'slate' or 'bluestone', a metamorphic phyllite rock, with both andesite and dacite mineral composition. Dacitic phyllite is a predominant type of rock found
Duke_University
Mountain, highest point in Tennessee, United States
Kuwohi are underlain by thick layers of sulfidic, quartz-garnet-muscovite phyllite and schist, which occur within the metagraywackes and metaconglomerates
Kuwohi
Mountain in Virginia, United States
during the early Catoctin Formation and interspersed with metasedimentary phyllite, schist and breccia, which were deposited later. The rocks were originally
Short_Hill_Mountain
Mountain in Peru
and clays belonging to the Upper Tertiary period; the green is due to phyllites and clays rich in ferro magnesian; the earthy brown is a product of fanglomerate
Vinicunca
surface into its characteristic form. The Rupe Magna is made of dark grey phyllite with quartzite lenses. Numerous themes like human figures, including “orants”
Rock_Engraving_Park_of_Grosio
Highest mountain of the Burgenland and western Hungary
16.43389 Geography Geschriebenstein Location within Austria Parent range Güns or Kőszegi Mountains, Prealps East of the Mur Geology Rock type phyllite
Geschriebenstein
Mountain in New York, United States
Mountains and its bedrock is metamorphic, composed of rocks like schist, phyllite, and metagraywacke. Flora and fauna on the mountain are consistent with
Clove_Mountain
Rock formation in the Appalachian Mountains
Roaring Fork Sandstone, and Pigeon Siltstone; toward the west, the Metcalf Phyllite comprises an increasing proportion of the group. The Great Smoky Group
Ocoee_Supergroup
Mountain building event in North America
and is dominated by quartz sandstone with small amounts of limestone and phyllite. K-Ar dating of the Tuolumne River terrane indicates it is between 190
Nevadan_orogeny
Cultural region in Southern Germany
Münchberg Plateau and the Spessart, by contrast, have more metamorphic rocks (phyllite, schist, amphibolite, gneiss). The Fichtel mountains are also characterized
Franconia
Geologic formation in the United States
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, consisting of schist, phyllite, and shale. It dates back to the early Cambrian period. It is considered
Harpers_Formation
Mountain in Innlandet, Norway
the sparagmite layer, lies a layer of extremely nutritious slate, called phyllite. That layer and its subsequent plant cover is the reason for the many mountain
Bitihorn
Town in West Bengal, India
colour. Occasional dark soils are found due to extensive existence of phyllite and schists. The Shiwalik Hills, like most of the Himalayan foothills,
Kalimpong
Naturally occurring mineral aggregate
the granite gneiss. Other varieties of foliated rock include slates, phyllites, and mylonite. Familiar examples of non-foliated metamorphic rocks include
Rock_(geology)
Mountain in Georgia, United States
felsic igneous and metamorphic rock such as gneiss, schist, granite, and phyllite, as mapped by J. H. Hetrich. Within the corresponding area dominated by
Burks_Mountain
Type of sedimentary rock
northwestern Turkey (Karakaya complex of the Pontides). Radiolarites from the Phyllite Zone of Crete date back to the Middle Permian. The radiolarites from the
Radiolarite
Prehistoric culture in the North American Southwest
were primarily tempered with a variety of materials including micaceous, phyllite, or Squaw Peak schist, as well as granite, quartz, quartzite, and arkosic
Hohokam
Type of igneous rock
Calcflinta Itabirite Litchfieldite Marble Migmatite Mylonite Metapelite Phyllite Pseudotachylite Quartzite Schist Serpentinite Skarn Slate Suevite Talc
Teschenite
Subgroup of Austrian Central subgroup of Eastern Alps, Central Europe
rocks, that are classified as part of the Innsbruck quartz-phyllite complex (quartzitic phyllite slate). Next to this zone of Paleozoic rocks to the south
Tux_Alps
Mountain and park about 10 miles (16 km) south of Frederick, Maryland, USA
white quartzite interbedded with softer sericitic quartzite, slate, and phyllite. The formation is divided into upper, middle, and lower members. Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf_Mountain_(Maryland)
Mountain range in Central Europe
progressive zones of contact metamorphism in which Paleozoic slates and phyllites have been changed to spotted hornfels, andalusite hornfels, and quartzites
Ore_Mountains
Island arc between Kyushu and Taiwan
chert and phyllite. The limestone contains foraminifera fossils of Permian age. The Yonamine Formation, with strata of interbedded phyllite, slate, sandstone
Ryukyu_Arc
UNESCO Global Geopark in Greece
zone, Pindos zone, Phyllites-Quartzites suite) are represented in the Geopark. Geologic formations: Metamorphic rocks of the Phyllites-Quartzites suite:
Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark
Chelmos-Vouraikos_UNESCO_Global_Geopark
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