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The sediments that eventually formed the rock shale were generally still water clay and mud particles.

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Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock.

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What kind of rock is a shale?

It is a sedimentary rock.


What kind of rock is the Burgess Shale formation?

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What is metamorphic shale?

The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.


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no. it is a clastic sedimentary rock.


Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by what?

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