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It is more accurate to say it is formed from clay and silt.
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What does shale rock turn into?
Shale rocks turn into clay. The pressure make shale into clay.
What is a list of the 3 particles of soil from largest to smallest?
clay, sand, and silt make up inorganic material in soil
How is clay deposited to form shale?
Water deposits the clay particles in thin, flat layers.
Which type of rock is made mostly out of clay?
the type of rock made mostly from clay is the shale rock
How does shale smell?
It smells like clay because that is what it's made out of.
What is cemented mud clay or silt?
shale
What turns sediment into shale?
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
What type of sedimentary rock is formed from compressed clay and silt?
Shale
What makes up sediment?
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
Is shale also known as sandstone?
No. Shale forms from clay and silt, which are much finer than the sand that forms sandstone.
How does schist form from shale?
Shale rocks are formed in the deep waters of swaps, oceans and lakes where the water is still and the fine clay and silt particles are able to settle to the floor. Shale rocks can easily erode due to weathering.
What kind of soil has significant amounts of sand silt and clay?
its called clay loam. A true loam is approximately 40% each of sand and silt and 20% clay. This mineral mixture should be 92% of your soil and 8% organic material for your best growing mixture.
What sedimentar rock is formed from thin layers of clay compaced tightly together?
This sedimentary rock is shale. Proof of this is in the introduction of this WikiPedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale G'day _______________________________________________________________________ PS: Forgive me, but this sounds almost exactly like the question from the "Taken for Granite" sheet, and judging by how recent the question is, I think that you could've gotten this answer if you typed it in google. --Chewy (if you are who I think you are, you'll get who I am)
What is shales made up of?
Yes. It is made out if clay. The difference between just clay and shale is that the shale consists of compacted clay. Because of compaction, the clay particles (which are flaky) tend to align themselves resulting in varying degrees of fissility. If shale is even more compacted, it will turn into a slate, which is no longer a sedimentary but a metamorphic rock.
Is shale formed by physical or chemical weathering?
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock formed of clay and silt sized eroded particles that are a result of both physical and chemical weathering. The clay minerals, however are the result of chemical weathering of feldspars.
What do limestone shale and sandstone have in common?
They are all sedimentary rocks. Limestone is formed from calcium-rich sediments, such as deposits of deceased shellfish, shale forms from clay and/or silt and sandstone forms from sand.
Does silt increase the fertility of the soil?
I would not think that it does because silt is a mixture of clay and rock . Wich would not make the soil fertile .
