Assertion: foliation | /r/Synonym | slaty cleavage
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Source sentences:
text: The five basic metamorphic textures with typical rock types are slaty (includes slate and phyllite; the foliation is called "slaty cleavage"), schistose (includes schist; the foliation is called "schistosity"), gneissose (gneiss; the foliation is called "gneissosity"), granoblastic (includes granulite, some marbles and quartzite), and hornfelsic (includes hornfels and skarn).
text: The alignment of the fine micas gives the rock a foliation known as "slaty cleavage".