What does it mean when a rock is foliated?

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Digit Plumber · Answer 1 · 2021-09-12T04:02:45+0000

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(Foliated means the parallel arrangement of certain mineral grains that gives the rock a striped appearance.) Foliation forms when pressure squeezes the flat or elongate minerals within a rock so they become aligned.

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