Argillite definitions

Argillite

1) Clay stone 2) Sedimentary rock 3) Sedimentary rock
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Argillite

1) Claystone
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An argillite t is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of indurated clay particles. Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified muds and oozes. They contain variable amounts of silt-sized particles. The argillites grade into shale when the fissile layering typical of shale is developed. Another name for poorly lithified argillites...
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Argillite

• (n.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.
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argillite

(from the article `Native American art`) ...by precision of design, skill in execution, and strength of expression. These are the people who were responsible for the familiar black `slate ...
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Argillite

Ar'gil·lite noun [ Greek ... clay + - lite .] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit'ic , adjective
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Argillite

Argillite is a usually bluish or dark grey coloured, but sometimes greenish grey or brownish-red coloured argillaceous schist or slate (clay slate).
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Argillite

A compact metamorphic rock composed mainly of clay or shale, and aluminum silicate minerals. Similar to slate in appearance and splitting properties, but usually much harder.
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argillite

[n] - a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
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argillite

argillite An argillaceous sedimentary rock (containing clay), with or without slaty cleavages; mudrock.
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argillite

noun a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
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