Kyanite-Garnet-Mica Schist

Type Metamorphic Rock
Texture Foliated; Medium- to coarse-grained
Composition Muscovite, Biotite, Quartz, Feldspar, Kyanite, and Garnet
Index Minerals Kyanite and Garnet
Color Medium silver gray to whitish
Miscellaneous Blue-gray kyanite blades on some foliation surfaces; medium- to large-sized red-brown garnets
Metamorphic Type Regional
Metamorphic Grade Middle Grade (Middle P – Middle T)
Parent Rock Shale, Mudstone, or Felsic Igneouss rocks
Metamorphic Environment Middle grade regional metamorphism along a convergent plate boundary