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Phyllite Blocks

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About Phyllite Blocks : Phyllite Stone is a foliated metamorphic rock created from slate that is further metamorphosed so that very fine grained white mica achieves a preferred orientation. Phyllite Stone is primarily composed of quartz, sericite mica, and chlorite.

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What is the use of Phyllite?

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Phyllite is a durable and soft rock and used as decorative aggregates, floor tiles, and as exterior building, or facing stone. The other uses include cemetery markers, roofing tiles, commemorative tablets, creative artwork, and writing slates.

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How is Phyllite different from Slate?

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Slate tends to break into flat sheets. Phyllite is similar to slate, but has typically been heated to a higher temperature; the micas have grown larger and are visible as a sheen on the surface. Where slate is typically planar, phyllite can form in wavy layers.

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