THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT CLAY IS MOIST, SOFT, AND SMOOTH. SHALE IS
rock of fissile or laminated structure .
Clay is the mineral,where as shale is a rock which contains clay minerals
one has oil shale and one dosent
permeability
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
== Shale is a sedimentary rock, comprised of lithified mud and clay minerals.
the answer is shale.
Shale rocks turn into clay. The pressure make shale into clay.
Yes. It is made out if clay. The difference between just clay and shale is that the shale consists of compacted clay. Because of compaction, the clay particles (which are flaky) tend to align themselves resulting in varying degrees of fissility. If shale is even more compacted, it will turn into a slate, which is no longer a sedimentary but a metamorphic rock.
The difference is NOTHING
George S. Austin has written: 'Directory of clay and shale producers and ceramic plants in Indiana' -- subject(s): Clay industries, Shale 'Clay and shale resources of Indiana' -- subject(s): Shale, Clay 'Geology of clay deposits' -- subject(s): Clay, Geology
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
Shale
Shale.
one has oil shale and one dosent
permeability
First, a layer of clay that would turn to shale was deposited. Next, a layer of plant life that would become coal was deposited, then another layer of clay. Over time, the clay became shale, and the plants became coal. Sort of like how did the blanket on your bed get between the sheets and the bedspread? You put on the sheets, then the blanket, then the bedspread.
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
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