Definition of "foliated" [fo•li•a•ted]

• Of or relating to rock that exhibits a layered structure. (adjective)

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• "It is rarely found as crystals, but is commonly found as what mineralogists describe as foliated masses."
• "But thefe precious flones» which are found in a kind of foliated granit, are the fame coarfe kind that are generally found in fimilar rocks."
• "It was here that in 1907 Proust studied the facade's foliated tracery, illuminated by Agostinelli's headlamps."