Shale synonyms

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silt rock
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sedimentary-rock
(Geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution
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rock (related)
(Uncountable) The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
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clay
A hardening or nonhardening material having a consistency similar to clay and used for modeling.
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sediment
(Geol.) Matter deposited by water or wind
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slate
A hard, fine-grained, metamorphic rock, typically formed from shale, that cleaves naturally into thin, smooth-surfaced layers
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mudstone (related)
A fine-grained, dark gray sedimentary rock, formed from silt and clay and similar to shale but without laminations.
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marl (related)
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schistous clay
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schist (related)
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phyllite (related)
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quartzite (related)
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limestone (related)
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chert (related)
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gritstones (related)
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siltstone (related)
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argillaceous (related)
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claystone (related)
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gneiss (related)
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greywacke (related)
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arenaceous (related)
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breccia (related)
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basalt (related)
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Find another word for shale. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shale, like: silt rock, sedimentary-rock, rock, clay, sediment, slate, mudstone, marl, schistous clay, schist and phyllite.
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Shale Sentence Examples

  • This time, she paid no attention to the shale or placing her feet right.

  • The scraping of leather against leather, the hollow clatter of stone and shale, the rustle of whatever creature settled behind her.

  • They were forced to slow their pace when the trail became covered with slippery shale and the path grew steeper.

  • They are at a depth of about 12 ft., in slaty shale containing Llandeilo fossils and contemporaneous felspathic ash and scoriae.

  • Romney shale 1000f 300

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