Schist data table

Family:
 Metamorphic
Formation: Formed under great heat and pressure
Texture: Fine, medium or coarse
Colour: Grey or white with mica flakes which make it glitter.
Location: Sperrin Mountains; Roe Valley; Murlough Bay; Ballycastle.
Uses: Building stone.
Chemistry: None.
Notes: Thin layers divided by wavy bands.

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