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Is the metamorphic rock molybdenite, foliated?

April 26, 2017earth foliated Geology Mathematics metamorphic molybdenite rock sciences

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Is the metamorphic rock molybdenite, foliated?

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The previous answerer was doing really well, until he/she claimed pyrite is a metamorphic rock. Molybdenite is not a rock, it’s a mineral. Molybdenite has perfect basal cleavage. Metamorphic rocks can have foliation, minerals can not. Since molybdenite is not a rock, it can’t have foliation.