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shale
(shāl)n.
A fissile rock composed of layers of claylike, fine-grained sediments.
shal′ey adj.
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shale
(ʃeɪl)n
(Geological Science) a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment
[Old English scealu shell; compare German Schalstein laminated limestone; see scale1, scale2]
ˈshaly adj
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shale
(ʃeɪl)n.
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
[1740–50]
shale′like`, shal′ey, adj.
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shale
(shāl) A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of compacted and hardened clay, silt, or mud. Shale forms in many distinct layers and splits easily into thin sheets or slabs. It varies in color from black or gray to brown or red. See Table at rock.
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shale
A type of layered sedimentary rock formed chiefly from clay.
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| Noun | 1. |  shale - a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of claysedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sediments humic shale - shale that is rich in humic acids oil shale - shale from which oil can be obtained by heating |
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Translations
břidlice
skifer
agyagpala
leirsteinn
slāneklis
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shale
n → Schiefer m
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shale
(ʃeil) noun type of rock from which oil is sometimes obtained.
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