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It smells like clay because that is what it's made out of.
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What is similarities between shale and slate?
Slate and shale have the same make-up. Slate is formed from sedimentary shale by pressure and heat. Wet shale has the same smell that wet slate has.
What is metamorphic shale?
The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.
What does shale rock turn into?
Shale rocks turn into clay. The pressure make shale into clay.
What is shale's shape?
Shale is a type of rock. A piece of shale is normally flat and thin like a small chalkboard.
What is the chemical formula for shale?
Shale is a rock not a chemical compound.
What is similarities between shale and slate?
Slate and shale have the same make-up. Slate is formed from sedimentary shale by pressure and heat. Wet shale has the same smell that wet slate has.
What is wet mud smell called?
"Petrichor". The pleasant fragrance that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell is called "petrichor".
The main difference between a mudstone and shale is what?
Shale - a sedimentary rock formed from clay or mud by considerable pressure. splits easy into thin laminations along its bedding planes and shrinks when dried out cracking to form pieces that often curl slightly to resemble tiles. when moistened it has an earthy smell Mudstone - a fine textured sedimentary rock similar to shale but is compact and is not, like shale, arranged in bedding planes
What part of speech is shale?
Shale is a noun.
Is shale magnetic?
no shale is not magnetic
Is shale an element?
No. Shale is a mixture.
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 metamorphic shale?
The Shale is not a metamorphic rock it is a sedimentary rock.
Does shale attracted to magnet?
No, shale is not magnetic.
Is shale a chemical rock?
No, shale is clastic.
What rock is most likely to be shale?
Shale.
Is shale coarse grained?
shale is fine
