#schist

[biostatprof]

Slate roof

[geologyin-blog]

Zebra Schist outcrop, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Photo ©️ landscapeofsa

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Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 3rd–5th century

After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing him as an emaciated renouncer relates to his enlightenment and his status as a yogic ascetic who has ultimate control over his body. Other characteristics that relate to his enlightenment include the kusha grass on which he sits and the scene on the base, which shows the Buddha's first sermon, at Sarnath.

[brokenstar28]

Rock

Tim, looking at a pile of rocks: Its a pile of Schist.

Dick: Language!

Tim: Don't Talk [the rock] to me like that!

Jason: I think it's Fukalite.

Dick: ...?

Damian: They are talking about the rocks.

Dick: Oh...

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[molkolsdal]

Standing bodhisattva

Gandhara, Pakistan

Grey schist

Kushan period, 3rd century

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Best Curse Word Tournament!

schist (English) /ʃɪst/ 1. a coarse-grained metamorphic rock which consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates 2. euphemism for “shit”

kacke verdammte (German) /ˈkakə fɛɐ̯ˈdamtə/ literally, “damned shit”

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inspiration

[mineralsandsomerocks]

Zircon in Biotite Schist

Locality: Astore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

[shadedgarden]

Quartz Muscovite Schist When my little brother was 5, he handed me this rock and said "Here, this is for you."

[biostatprof]

One needs good hiking muscles to navigate Piodao. The town map has the usual four directions: West/East and Up/Down.

[geologyin-blog]

Kyanite is a beautiful blue mineral that is typically found in metamorphic rocks. It is an aluminum silicate mineral, with the chemical formula Al₂SiO₅. Kyanite is known for its bladed crystals, which can be long and slender.

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[schisto-city]

🥺 Got a really sweet ask just now, so I went and dug up some oldies. Pic on the right is some really nicely foliated schist! Pic on the left is actually of concrete in thin section. The concrete paste shows as a dark matrix in cross-polar (usually), while the rocks mixed in as filler show normally! Shist is the center-focus of that picture, but quartz grains are scattered around the edge as well.

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[molkolsdal]

Standing figures

Gandhara, possibly northeastern Peshawar Valley, Pakistan

Schist

Kushan period, 1st-2nd century