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What does shale rock turn into?
Shale rocks turn into clay. The pressure make shale into clay.
Is shale a mixture of clay and silt?
It is more accurate to say it is formed from clay and silt.
Which type of rock is made mostly out of clay?
the type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
What minerals are often present in shale?
Clay minerals, quarts, feldspar
How does shale smell?
It smells like clay because that is what it's made out of.
What turns sediment into shale?
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
How does coal gets between layers of shale?
First, a layer of clay that would turn to shale was deposited. Next, a layer of plant life that would become coal was deposited, then another layer of clay. Over time, the clay became shale, and the plants became coal. Sort of like how did the blanket on your bed get between the sheets and the bedspread? You put on the sheets, then the blanket, then the bedspread.
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.
Rocks that form out of clay are called?
Shale, a sedimentary rock.
What is the difference between clay and shale?
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material that is composed of mineral particles smaller than silt. Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock that is formed from the compaction of clay, silt, or mud over time. Essentially, shale is the hardened form of clay.
Where are shale rocks deposited?
Shale started as mud. Mud is deposited in the bottom of lakes and seas.
What does shale rock turn into?
Shale rocks turn into clay. The pressure make shale into clay.
What makes up sediment?
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
What has the author George S Austin written?
George S. Austin has written: 'Directory of clay and shale producers and ceramic plants in Indiana' -- subject(s): Clay industries, Shale 'Clay and shale resources of Indiana' -- subject(s): Shale, Clay 'Geology of clay deposits' -- subject(s): Clay, Geology
What is a dark sedimentary rock formed by compression of layers of clay-rich sediment?
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)
Is shale foiliated or non foiliated?
Shale is non foliated, as foliation is a rock texture caused by metamorphism; fluid drag or crystal settling in igneous magmas and lavas, whereas shale is a sedimentary rock typically deposited in lacustrine or other low energy environments. The banding in shale is called lamination and is due in part to variations in the energy of the depositional environment, leading to fluctuations in the size of grains being deposited and also due to the presence of large numbers of clay minerals which are typically plate like (termed phyllosilicates) and therefore on compaction form parallel layers.
What is lithified clay?
Shale.
