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Shale is a brown to black rock that is composed of very thin, easily split layers of strata, and the rock's graining on a freshly cleaved surface is so fine that individual grains are not distinguishable with the naked eye.
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∙ 9y agoThe texture of shale is a fine grained sedimentary rock. It is composed of mud with a mixture of flakes of clay minerals, tiny fragments of other minerals such as calcite and quartz.
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∙ 10y agoShale rock can be grayish in colour and has a white marble effect on the top
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∙ 12y agoEarthy and dull.
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Can a shale rock float?
No. Shale sinks like almost all rocks.
Is shale a element compound or a mixture?
Compound
What rock is made of compressed and hardened clay?
Clastic sedimentary rocks, like shale and sandstone.
Is shale magnetic?
no shale is not magnetic
What is a carbonaceous shale?
A shale with a higher than normal carbon content.
What is shale's shape?
Shale is a type of rock. A piece of shale is normally flat and thin like a small chalkboard.
Can a shale rock float?
No. Shale sinks like almost all rocks.
Can oil shale float?
No. Shale sinks just like most other rocks.
Is shale a element compound or a mixture?
Compound
How many people in the world are named shale Morris because it's a weird name?
How many people in the world, I do not know :) But my name is Shale Morris. If you look up shale Morris in Google, you oughtta find some people.
What rock is made of compressed and hardened clay?
Clastic sedimentary rocks, like shale and sandstone.
What do you think chuar butte of the grand canyon would look like today if it were made only of shale?
I have a homework on this do you have that too -_- Can anybody answer that ,, I came late to school "-.-
What sedimentary rock does shale turn into?
Slate is metamorphosed shale.
Is shale magnetic?
no shale is not magnetic
Is shale an element?
No. Shale is a mixture.
In what type of sedimentary rock would you find trilobites?
Shale is the usual rock type to look for.
How does shale smell?
It smells like clay because that is what it's made out of.
