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Minerals could include clays, feldspars, quartz, micas, and pyrite.
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∙ 9y agoShale has a mineral composition of clay flakes, calcite, and quartz. The ratio between the clay and the other minerals may vary.
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∙ 14y agoShale is composed of clays and other very fine silt that has been compressed over a very long time.
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∙ 9y agoShale is a soft sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated clay or mud. It contains feldspar, quartz, mica, pyrite, and organic matter.
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Is shale a type of volcano?
== Shale is a sedimentary rock, comprised of lithified mud and clay minerals.
Shale rock is made of what 2 things?
its made out of minerals
What is the difference between clay and shale?
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT CLAY IS MOIST, SOFT, AND SMOOTH. SHALE IS rock of fissile or laminated structure .
Is shale is formed from the skeletons of ancient coral animals?
Shale rock is indirectly formed of skeletons and ancient coral animals. Clay minerals and tiny fragments of minerals like quartz and calcite make up shale. Calcite comes from the reaction of CaCO3, or calcium carbonate with Hydrogen ions. CaCO3 is a component of shells and bones.
How is a slate different from a phyllite?
Slate is the low-pressure, low-temperature metamorphic rock whose parent rock (protolith) was shale. Clay minerals which were present in the shale have started to change into mica, a platy mineral, which give slate its cleavability. Because the transformation of the clay minerals is not complete, slate generally appears dull in light. With exposure to higher temperatures and pressures, shale will become the metamorphic rock phyllite. In phyllite, the transformation of the clay minerals to nearly visible micas and other minerals is nearly complete, giving the rock a very shiny appearance. It may also appear wavy and foliated. With higher temperature and pressure, phyllite will become the metamorphic rock schist.
What minerals are often present in shale?
Clay minerals, quarts, feldspar
What minerals form shale?
no
Is shale a type of volcano?
== Shale is a sedimentary rock, comprised of lithified mud and clay minerals.
Shale rock is made of what 2 things?
its made out of minerals
What minerals make up shale?
Minerals could include clays, feldspars, quartz, micas, and pyrite
Name the rocks with which non metallic minerals such as petroleum are associated?
Shale
What is the difference between clay and shale?
THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT CLAY IS MOIST, SOFT, AND SMOOTH. SHALE IS rock of fissile or laminated structure .
Why do clay minerals change to mica in the metamorphism of shale?
Because it does,that the main reason jkThe mild heat and pressure that changes clay into shale causes the minerals in the clay to align and compress into more crystalline layers, ie. mica.
What are the types of rocks and minerals found in turkey?
some minerals are mica, fledspar, and rocks are marble, shale ,slate,granite etc.
Is shale foliated?
No. Shale is laminated. Foliations arean allignment of minerals due to increase in temperature and pressure during metamorphism. The laminations in shale however are a result of the plate like nature of clay minerals (more technically known as phyllosilicates) which when deposited lie flat against each other forming the lamina seen in shales.
Is shale is formed from the skeletons of ancient coral animals?
Shale rock is indirectly formed of skeletons and ancient coral animals. Clay minerals and tiny fragments of minerals like quartz and calcite make up shale. Calcite comes from the reaction of CaCO3, or calcium carbonate with Hydrogen ions. CaCO3 is a component of shells and bones.
How is a slate different from a phyllite?
Slate is the low-pressure, low-temperature metamorphic rock whose parent rock (protolith) was shale. Clay minerals which were present in the shale have started to change into mica, a platy mineral, which give slate its cleavability. Because the transformation of the clay minerals is not complete, slate generally appears dull in light. With exposure to higher temperatures and pressures, shale will become the metamorphic rock phyllite. In phyllite, the transformation of the clay minerals to nearly visible micas and other minerals is nearly complete, giving the rock a very shiny appearance. It may also appear wavy and foliated. With higher temperature and pressure, phyllite will become the metamorphic rock schist.
