Foliation (geology) - Wikipedia Foliation is usually formed by the preferred orientation of minerals within a rock Usually, this is the result of some physical force and its effect on the growth of minerals The planar fabric of a foliation typically forms at right angles to the maximum principal stress direction
Foliation | Types, Causes, Facts | Britannica foliation, planar arrangement of structural or textural features in any rock type but particularly that resulting from the alignment of constituent mineral grains of a metamorphic rock of the regional variety along straight or wavy planes
FOLIATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Layers of fine-grained materials in mylonitic, foliated granulites are derived from coarser parent granulite rock by means of intercrystalline deformation and recystallization
FOLIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary foliate in American English (ˈfoʊliˌeɪt ; for adj , usually, ˈfoʊliɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: foliated, foliating Origin: < L foliatus, leafy < folium, a leaf < IE base * bhel -, * bhlō-, to swell, blossom > blade, bloom 1
Foliate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com having or covered with leaves adjective (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata synonyms: foliaceous, foliated bedded, stratified deposited or arranged in horizontal layers
Foliate Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Having or covered with leaves Like a leaf or leaves Exhibiting foliation (geology) Foliated To send out leaves To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil To separate into layers To beat into foil To decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation Having a specified kind or number of leaves Trifoliate
Foliated - definition of foliated by The Free Dictionary 1 shaped like a leaf or leaves 2 consisting of thin and separable laminae 3 a ornamented with or composed of foils: foliated tracery b ornamented with representations of foliage: a foliated capital
What does foliated mean? - Definitions. net Foliated refers to a characteristic of metamorphic rocks that have been subjected to heat and pressure, causing them to form thin, flat layers or bands The minerals within the rock have been rearranged to create a texture appearance similar to pages in a book