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Minerals could include clays, feldspars, quartz, micas, and pyrite
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What makes it difficult to identify minerals in shale and slate?
The size of the individual particles that make up these rocks are very small.
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.
What minerals form shale?
no
What minerals are often present in shale?
Clay minerals, quarts, feldspar
Is shale a type of volcano?
== Shale is a sedimentary rock, comprised of lithified mud and clay minerals.
Is shale a sedimentary rock or stratified rock?
it is actually both. it is classed as a sedimentary rock, and to say that is it stratified is just the process of layering of the earth or minerals that make it up. hope this helps
What is similarities between shale and slate?
Slate and shale have the same make-up. Slate is formed from sedimentary shale by pressure and heat. Wet shale has the same smell that wet slate has.
Shale rock is made of what 2 things?
its made out of minerals
What type of rock is used to make bricks?
Shale is ground up and added to water and additional ingredients to create a highly viscous brick-making material. Shale is a sedimentary rock that has a high clay mineral content. The clay minerals will vitrify into a hard durable material when heated properly.
Do minerals make up elements?
No, elements make up minerals.
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 .
