Definition of "schistose" [schis•tose]

• Of or relating to schist. (adjective)
• Having the character of schist. (adjective)

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• "That such gaps were originally filled by standing stones is beyond question, indeed, the base of a "schistose" stone (see Class 3 in the Lithology above) was actually discovered by"
• "The schistose rocks from Scott's Nunatak are streaked, and, in part, very fine-grained quartz diorite schists."
• "First, in the north, three convergent valleys are surmounted by crests oriented north-south comprising schistose and sandstone."