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Lamelliferous :: Lamelliferous (a.) Bearing, or composed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales; foliated..

Stilt :: Stilpnomelane (n.) A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina..

Heulandite :: Heulandite (n.) A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime..

Smaragdite :: Smaragdite (n.) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro..

Exfoliated :: Exfoliated (imp. & p. p.) of Exfoliat.

Finial :: Finial (n.) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself..

Tetradymite :: Tetradymite (n.) A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses. Called also telluric bismuth..

Foliated :: Foliated (imp. & p. p.) of Foliat.

Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose..

Nagyagite :: Nagyagite (n.) A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold..

Hubner :: Hubner (n.) A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate..

Spathic :: Spathic (a.) Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.

Graphite :: Graphite (n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead..

Desquamatory :: Desquamatory (n.) An instrument formerly used in removing the laminae of exfoliated bones.

Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..

Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell..

Talc :: Talc (n.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety..

Molybdenite :: Molybdenite (n.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum..

Exfoliation :: Exfoliation (n.) The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated..

Schist :: Schist (n.) Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar..

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