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Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clay minerals or muds. It is characterized by thin laminae[1] breaking with an irregular curving fracture, often splintery and usually parallel to the often-indistinguishable bedding plane. This property is called fissility. Non-fissile rocks of similar composition but made of particles smaller than 1/16 mm are described as mudstones. Rocks with similar particle sizes but with less clay and therefore grittier are siltstones. Shale is the most common sedimentary rock.[2]
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∙ 7y agoShale is made from little bits of sediment so it is a sedimentary rock.
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∙ 10y agoShale is generally a relatively soft rock.
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∙ 12y agoIt is a light rock, since it is layered and only made of very small particles and minerals.
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∙ 13y agoIt is sedimentary
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∙ 10y agoShale is a clastic sedimentary rock.
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What kind of rock is the Burgess Shale formation?
It's the sedimentary rock shale.
What type of metamorphic rock does shale form?
shale
Which of the following is NOT an example of metamorphic rock marble gneiss slate shale?
Shale is a sedimentary rock, not a metamorphic rock.
Which of Slate Granite Shale or Pumice is classified as a sedimentary rock?
The answer is Shale. Slate is a metamorphic rock derived from shale, granite is an intrusive igneous rock, and pumice is a vesicular extrusive igneous rock.
What is the difference of basalt and shale?
I know that limestone reacts to acid and shale does not. Also Limestone is Chemical sedimentary rock while Shale is Detrail(Spell?)
Is a igneous rock light or heavy?
inertia: the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion If a light rock is being thrown at a heavy rock the light rock would probably crack or get deflected from the heavy rock, but if a heavy rock is being thrown at a light rock the light rock would most likely shatter. A: The heavy rock has more inertia
What is metamorphic shale?
The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.
Is shale an organic rock?
No. Shale is a clastic rock.
What is the rock category of shale?
Shale is a sedimentary rock.
Is shale a sedimentary rock or a metamorphic rock?
shale is a sedimentary rock
Is shale a rock or mineral?
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock
What sedimentary rock is formed from thin layer of clay compacted very tightly together?
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Is a shale sedimentary rock?
Shale is clastic sedimentary rock.
Is shale a biochemical rock?
No. Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock.
What rock is slate but in the past it was shale?
Shale is a sedimentaory rock, while Slate is a metamorphic rock. Generally the shale is metamorphosed into slate.
Is shale a chemical rock?
No, shale is clastic.
What rock is most likely to be shale?
Shale.
