If you want to get the gist of a hunk of New England schist, Maureen Long is a great person to consult. Long, the Bruce D. Alexander ’65 Professor and Chair of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Yale ...

“Donald Sheckler always told me, ‘If you find schist, there’s gold somewhere nearby.’” Jim looks at the piece of schist rock he’s just kicked out of the dirt here, halfway up Mine Canyon. It’s a kind ...

A few weeks ago, news broke that a giant rock outcropping in Inwood was for sale for almost $3 million. There are a lot of places where you can still see Manhattan schist up close in New York City, ...