Fissility

Description

Property of certain rocks to easily split into regular thin sheets. Fissility occurs because the platy Phyllosilicate grains have been preferentially aligned to form a layered structure. Examples of rocks that exhibit fissility are Shale, and Slate.

Synonyms and Related Terms

fissilidade (Port.)

Resources and Citations

• José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, Submitted information, 2009

• Wikipedia: Fissility (accessed March 2010)