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Aluminum silicates with calcium, sodium, magnesium and many cations loosely bonded to the crystalline structure. some contain carbon from deceased life forms. It is the product of volcanic activity and tectonic plate activity with weathering and hydrolysis. Clays are ancient.
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∙ 12y agobecause it is a clay and after millions of years it turns into shale. (mud can be shale after millions of years) after a millions of years shale turns into slate which is a methamorphic rock.
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∙ 14y agoClay is a type of rock because it has some of the rock's characteristics. For example, aluminum.
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∙ 12y agothe type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
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∙ 14y agoNo, its a mineral.
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∙ 14y agoshale
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Which type of sedimentary rock is composed mostly of clay-sized particle?
Claystone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay particles.
What type rock is kaolin?
Kaolinite is a clay mineral in white or gray. It is a common mineral that is largely use in paper production.
What type of rock is a brick igneous metamorphic or sedementry?
A brick is not a rock. It is a building material made out of baked clay.
Clay and solid rock are in porosity?
clay and solid rock has porosity
What type of clastic rock forms from tiny particles of clay?
Pelites are clastic rocks made from clay and they may be specifically called mudstones, siltstones, and shales.
Which type of rock is made mostly out of clay?
the type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
Which rock does China clay come from?
China clay is a type of clay that is rich in kaolinite, which is a layered silicate mineral. Silicate minerals are a type of rock-forming mineral.
What type of rock is mostly made of clay?
Shale
What type of rock is made mostly of clay?
shale is
Which type of sedimentary rock is composed mostly of clay-sized particle?
Claystone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay particles.
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from compressed clay and silt?
Shale
What type of Soil made up of powdery grains of rock?
clay
What type of soil is made up of powdery grains of rock?
clay
Are clay and yeast single cell organisms?
Yeast: yesClay: no, it is a type of rock.
What is a type of rock that's form when clay and sand is pressed together?
sedimentary
What type rock is kaolin?
Kaolinite is a clay mineral in white or gray. It is a common mineral that is largely use in paper production.
What type of rock is a brick igneous metamorphic or sedementry?
A brick is not a rock. It is a building material made out of baked clay.
