Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Can you spot schist in the Arizona desert? In this YouTube Short, I show the first clue to identifying schist, a sparkling metamorphic rock formed by heat and pressure. Learn how mica schist gets its shimmer, how to tell schist from quartz, and what to watch for while rockhounding in Arizona.

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