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spotted slate
A slaty or schistose argillaceous rock whose spotted appearance is the result of incipient growth of porphyroblasts in response to contact metamorphism of low to medium intensity. Compare: desmosite; spilosite; adinole.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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