Shale
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > sedimentary rock > <sedimentary rock by composition> > argillaceous rock
Descripción
Argillaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud; it may be gray, red, brown, or black. It is finely laminated and weak along planes allowing the rock to split easily.
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Otros términos
- 頁岩 [zh]
- schalie [nl]
- esquisto arcilloso (roca arcillosa) [es]
- yè yán [zh]
- ye yan [zh]
- yeh yan [zh]
- shales [en]
- esquisito arcillosos (roca arcillosa) [es]