Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clay minerals or muds. It is characterized by thin laminae[1] breaking with an irregular curving fracture, often splintery and usually parallel to the often-indistinguishable bedding plane. This property is called fissility. Non-fissile rocks of similar composition but made of particles smaller than 1/16 mm are described as mudstones. Rocks with similar particle sizes but with less clay and therefore grittier are siltstones. Shale is the most common sedimentary rock.[2]
Shale is a sedimentary rock, not a metamorphic rock.
The scientific name for shale is "sedimentary rock." Shale is a fine-grained rock composed of compacted mud and clay particles.
Slate, granite, and shale are classified as metamorphic or igneous rocks, while pumice is classified as an igneous rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment.
Slate is formed from the metamorphism of shale or mudstone. This process involves intense heat and pressure which causes the shale to recrystallize into a fine-grained, foliated rock with excellent cleavage properties.
Rhyolite is an igneous rock. Limestone, slate, and shale are sedimentary rocks.
Shale is considered a medium-weight rock. It typically has a density between 2.6 to 2.8 grams per cubic centimeter, which places it in the medium weight category among rocks.
inertia: the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion If a light rock is being thrown at a heavy rock the light rock would probably crack or get deflected from the heavy rock, but if a heavy rock is being thrown at a light rock the light rock would most likely shatter. A: The heavy rock has more inertia
The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.
No. Shale is a clastic rock.
Shale is a sedimentary rock.
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock
shale is a sedimentary rock
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Shale is clastic sedimentary rock.
Shale is a sedimentaory rock, while Slate is a metamorphic rock. Generally the shale is metamorphosed into slate.
No, shale is clastic.
Shale.