Schist Collection

Mica schist is a rock resulting from the metamorphism of shale. Specimen originates from Grantown-on-Spey, Murrayshire

Schist
A garnet schist from Moidart, Scotland. This specimen is a medium-grained metamorphic rock

Shale (right) and garnet-mica-schist (left)
Shale is sedimentary and garnet-mica-schist is metamorphoc in origin. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Perched Rock, Mica Schist Resting on Quartz - a view of a perched rock on top of another one with a lady to the left for scale. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Tourmaline cut stones see 666
A group of tourmaline cut stones. Tourmaline is the name given to a group of eleven minerals which all have a general chemical formula

Garnetiferous schist
Schist is a metamorphic rock, and this specimen show large formations of the gemstone garnet

Common rock types
A collection of common rock types - left to right - Igneous (granite), sedimentary (sandstone) and metamorphic (schist)

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