folium

• Substantivo que designa uma camada fina ou lâmina, especialmente de rocha metamórfica; em botânica, uma folha ou folíolo.

A noun referring to a thin layer or stratum, especially of metamorphic rock.

plural irregular

1. Thin rock layerC2formalscientific

   A thin, sheet-like layer or stratum of rock, especially in metamorphic formations.

   Camada fina de rocha

   • The geologist identified a distinct folium of mica schist in the outcrop.
   • These folia are evidence of intense pressure during mountain formation.
   • The sample showed alternating folia of quartz and feldspar.

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