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Noun
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any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Usage examples
- Rocks typical of the region include schist, amphibolite, gneiss, migmatite, and granite.
- The soils are composed of schists and granite bedrocks.
- Other taxa reported to cause the reaction include "Bilharziella polonica" and "Schistosoma bovis".
- Spectacular canyons cut deep into sandstone, and even granite-gneiss-schist, rock formations.
- Combination treatment may prevent morbidity due to schistosomiasis.
- Most of the body mass of female schistosomes is devoted to the reproductive system.