schist

noun \ ˈshist \

Definition of schist

: a metamorphic crystalline rock that has a closely foliated structure and can be split along approximately parallel planes

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This Savennières, from sandy schist soils in the Anjou region, is richly textured, bright and succulent.

— eric asimov, New York Times, "20 Wines Under $20: Touring the World, Familiar to Obscure," 25 Jan. 2018
But not all of Piedmont has limestone — the Gattinara area, for instance, is all schist.

— esther mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "Rhys Vineyards' Kevin Harvey turns to Italian-style wines in Sonoma," 8 Dec. 2017
The highlight of the park is of course the gorge, where walls of red-gray rhyolite schist, a hard volcanic rock, rise up to 40 feet along the Eau Claire River.

— chelsey lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Dells of the Eau Claire is a gorgeous county park near Wausau," 2 Nov. 2017
Unlike Vouvray to the east, where chenin blanc is grown predominantly on clay and limestone soils, the grapes of Savennières are grown on schist.

— eric asimov, New York Times, "Your Next Lesson: Savennières," 27 Oct. 2017
Compared with a standard Colorado, the ZR2’s ride height is two inches higher and the track gets shoved out 3.5 inches, endowing the pickup with balletic stability on the slickrock and crumbled schist.

— aaron robinson, Car and Driver, "2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Crew Cab Diesel," 27 July 2017
There are many culprits: population density, the nature of the schist, the desire to appease the neighbors, the size of the stations, which the M.T.A. attributes to ever more stringent fire and safety regulations.

— nick paumgarten, The New Yorker, "The Second Avenue Subway Is Here!," 13 Feb. 2017

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