File:Muscovite schist (Appalachian Gap, Green Mountains, Vermont, USA) 7.jpg

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English: Metamorphic rocks result from intense alteration of any previously existing rocks by heat and/or pressure and/or chemical change. This can happen as a result of regional metamorphism (large-scale tectonic events, such as continental collision or subduction), burial metamorphism (super-deep burial), contact metamorphism (by the heat & chemicals from nearby magma or lava), hydrothermal metamorphism (by superheated groundwater), shear metamorphism (in or near a fault zone), or shock metamorphism (by an impact event). Other categories include thermal metamorphism, kinetic metamorphism, and nuclear metamorphism. Many metamorphic rocks have a foliated texture, but some are crystalline or glassy.

Schist is an intermediate- to high-grade, foliated metamorphic rock. It is highly variable in appearance, depending on the mineral content, which is a function of the precursor rock and specific temperature-pressure conditions. Garden-variety schists form by metamorphism of phyllites. Schists typically have medium- to large-sized crystals, unlike the microcrystalline nature of slate & phyllite.

Schist's foliated texture (= crystals aligned into bands or stripes or layers) is often only seen when specimens are viewed on edge.

The outcrop seen here is muscovite-rich schist in Vermont's Green Mountains. The area's geology is complex - not sure what the formation name is, or the age.

Locality: outcrop at Appalachian Gap overlook along Route 17, west of Irasville, Green Mountains, north-central Vermont, USA
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Author James St. John

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