Introduction to the landforms and geology of Japan by GLGArcs

Photo: Crystalline schist

Crystalline schist in Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture, central Honshu
This high-pressure type metamorphic rock is in the Sanbagawa Belt. The rock in the photo is stilpnomelane phyllite, characterized by fine folded schistosity.

Crystalline schist

 

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