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What kind of rock will form due to lithification of mud?
Mudstone or shale will form due to the lithification of mud. Mud typically consists of silt and clay particles that compact and cement together over time, forming fine-grained sedimentary rocks like mudstone or shale.
Does shale form from gneiss?
It can, indirectly. Shale is a sedimentary rock. Like many rocks, gneiss can be weathered down to very fine particles to the point that it becomes clay or silt. Those particles can then settle on the bottom of a body of water as mud. Under the pressure of burial, that mud can become shale. However, gneiss can also form from shale. Under long exposure to enormous heat and pressure shale will becomes slate, further heating and pressure will turn slate into phyllite, phyllite into schist, and schist into gneiss.
What is formed from shale exposed to great pressure?
Shale exposed to great pressure can form slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock. The intense pressure and heat cause the clay minerals in the shale to recrystallize, resulting in a denser and more durable rock with distinct foliation.
What type of metamorphic rock does shale form?
Shale typically forms into slate, phyllite, or schist through metamorphism. Each of these metamorphic rocks forms under different temperature and pressure conditions, resulting in varying textures and mineral compositions.
Is shale metamorphic?
Shale is a sedimentary rock formed from the compaction of clay, silt, and mineral particles. It is not a metamorphic rock, although it can undergo metamorphism to form slate through low-grade metamorphism.
Is shale man made?
No, shale is a natural form of rock.
What minerals form shale?
no
What turns sediment into shale?
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
What part of speech is the word shale?
The word shale is a noun. The plural form is shales.
How are shale beaches formed?
Shale beaches are formed from the deposition of sediment form nearby shale cliffs which are eroded. The shale can also be deposited at a beach due to longshore drift.
Is shale gas found under the see?
It can be. It is found in a rock type called shale and is produced in the shale form the original bio mater included in the deposition of the shale. If a unit of shale lithology is to be found on the continental shelf strata then it is likely that that shale will contain shale gas and it will be under the sea.
What is black shale?
A black shale is a form of dark muddy rock, which is rich in sulphides and organic material.
Is shale a form of fuel?
No. Shale is not fuel in and of itself. However, some shale deposits have oil or natural gas trapped in pore spaces. This can be processed into fuel.
Do fossil form in shale or halite?
Fossils could form in shale. Halite is table salt, a mineral with a crystalline structure that is not compatible with understood fossil formation methods.
Shales changed form?
Slate is metamorphosed shale.
What does shale form into once it is a metamorphic rock does it form into anything?
It tuns into slate when matamorphosed.
Rocks that form out of clay are called?
Shale, a sedimentary rock.
