Slaty
Definition of Slaty
Slat´y
a.
1.
Resembling
slate
;
having
the
nature
,
appearance
,
or
properties
,
of
slate
;
composed
of
thin
parallel
plates
,
capable
of
being
separated
by
splitting
;
as
,
a
slaty
color
or
texture
.
Slaty cleavage
(Min.)
cleavage
,
as
of
rocks
,
into
thin
leaves
or
plates
,
like
those
of
slate
; -
applied
especially
to
those
cases
in
which
the
planes
of
cleavage
are
not
parallel
to
the
planes
of
stratification
.
It
is
now
believed
to
be
caused
by
the
compression
which
the
strata
have
undergone
.
Slaty gneiss
(Min.)
a
variety
of
gneiss
in
which
the
scales
of
mica
or
crystals
of
hornblende
,
which
are
usually
minute
,
form
thin
laminæ,
rendering
the
rock
easily
cleavable
.
Related Words
hard
,
slatey
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