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Schist has slaty cleavage, also called crenulations ( tiny folds).

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Limestone does not cleave; it fractures.

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It has two cleavage planes

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Is shale fracture or cleavage?

the cleavage is Poor


Is shale a kind of rock?

u answer is................ i think it is............................ metamorphosed shale with very flat, well defined cleavage planes THANK U FOR UR TIME from: Shilo Kim Johnson


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.


What is the Difference between a rock cleavage and a mineral cleavage?

The mineral cleavage is made up of many other particles to form a rock when the rock cleavage is just a 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.