Most schist contains the mineral mica and is called mica schist. Schist is often used as a guide to measure specific sizes and dimensions of objects. Before the 18th century, schist, shale, and slate were used interchangeably to describe the same rock.chist Rock Facts. Schist is a metamorphic rock that contains flakes of mica. Schist can originate as a sedimentary rock or igneous rock. It can contain different miners. Interesting Schist Rock Facts:
1 Insulating the garage overhead door is another way of cooling the garage in the summer and keeping the space warmer in the winter. 2  For an uninsulated metal door add a two-inch thick layer of rigid insulation attached to the inside of each panel with contact cement.
If garage insulation is just installed in the one wall edging your homeâs interior, youâll already be saving tons on energy costs: a lot of air escapes and heat is transferred between this particular partition.