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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Property of certain rocks to easily split into regular thin sheets. Fissility occurs because the platy [ | + | 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 == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 15 January 2014
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.)
Authority
- Submitted information Comment: José Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: Fissility (accessed March 2010)