Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name under which a great variety of fossil leaves have been placed, in regard to whose affinities nothing definite was known.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
phyllite .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word phyllites.
Examples
-
The Mahabharat Range consists of severely eroded pre-Siwalik quartzites, phyllites and sandstones.
-
Its underlying rocks are phyllites and shales, with some quartz, quartzite and granite outcrops of the Karagwe-Ankolean system.
-
Near Rothesay and along the hill slopes west of Loch Fad there are parallel strips of grits and phyllites.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
-
The Dunoon phyllites form a narrow belt about a mile and a half broad crossing the island between Kames
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
-
Some excellent sections of the phyllites are to be seen on the shore between Sandend, near Portsoy, and
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
-
The groups which are typically developed comprise (1) slates, black schists and phyllites with thin black limestone, sometimes containing tremolite, (2) the main limestone, (3) the quartzite (Schiehallion).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
-
The quartzite, which is regarded as probably the highest member of the series, forms prominent ridges due to the more rapid erosion of the phyllites, mica-schists and limestones occupying the intervening hollows.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.