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schists

UK //ʃɪsts//US //ʃɪsts//

词源

源自希腊语 'skhistos'(可分裂的),通过法语 'schiste' 进入英语,指岩石易沿层面裂开的特性。

noun

❶ 片岩是一种变质岩,由矿物颗粒平行排列形成片状结构,常见于地壳中受高压高温影响的区域。

“The mountains are composed mainly of schists and gneisses.”

(这些山脉主要由片岩和片麻岩组成。)

“Schists often contain shiny minerals like mica.”

(片岩通常含有云母等闪亮矿物。)

同义词:metamorphic rock, layered rock, foliated rock

常见短语

mica schist — 特指富含云母矿物的片岩,因其闪亮的外观常用于装饰或地质研究。

“The countertop was made of polished mica schist.”

(这个台面是用抛光的云母片岩制成的。)