Aluminum silicates with calcium, sodium, magnesium and many cations loosely bonded to the crystalline structure. some contain carbon from deceased life forms. It is the product of volcanic activity and tectonic plate activity with weathering and hydrolysis. Clays are ancient.
because it is a clay and after millions of years it turns into shale. (mud can be shale after millions of years) after a millions of years shale turns into slate which is a methamorphic rock.
Clay is a type of rock because it has some of the rock's characteristics. For example, aluminum.
the type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
No, its a mineral.
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Claystone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay particles.
Kaolinite is a clay mineral in white or gray. It is a common mineral that is largely use in paper production.
A brick is not a rock. It is a building material made out of baked clay.
clay and solid rock has porosity
Pelites are clastic rocks made from clay and they may be specifically called mudstones, siltstones, and shales.
the type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
China clay is a type of clay that is rich in kaolinite, which is a layered silicate mineral. Silicate minerals are a type of rock-forming mineral.
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Claystone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay particles.
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Yeast: yesClay: no, it is a type of rock.
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Kaolinite is a clay mineral in white or gray. It is a common mineral that is largely use in paper production.
A brick is not a rock. It is a building material made out of baked clay.