Shale is a soft sedimentary rock formed from consolidated clay or mud. It crumbles easily because the sediments forming it are not well cemented or lithified.
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∙ 9y agoShale is a sedimentary rock and is soft to crumble.
limestone,sandstone,and shale
the metamorphic rock that is easily split is...A Mica, A Pumice and A Sulfur
no shale is not magnetic
A shale with a higher than normal carbon content.
Shale is a sedimentary rock and is soft to crumble.
No, all sedimentary rocks can be eroded and shale is characterised by very fine laminations. Hence the shale breaks easily along these planes of weakness and is therefore easily eroded.
Shale & Limestone !
Shale & Limestone !
Shale & Limestone !
Mica and shale
Shale
limestone,sandstone,and shale
Quite often, fossils are contained within shale rock.
When oil shale burns it produces high quantities of ash, and is usually taken to large ash heaps!
It is a sedimentary rock that easily splits into layers. It is also the parent rock of Slate.
limestone,sandstone,and shale