Most rocks can be cut into thin layers. A rock that can be split into thin layers is shale.
shale
The sedimentary rock formed from tiny particles of clay in thin, flat layers is called shale. I hope this was helpful:)
it can be split into thin, flat layers
Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock that forms from the compaction of clay and silt particles. It is often hard and can split into thin layers due to its fissile nature, making it easily breakable along bedding planes.
slateschist
Yes, slate is a metamorphic rock that typically forms in thin, flat layers. These layers, known as foliation, are composed of minerals like mica and quartz that align parallel to the direction of pressure during the rock's formation. This gives slate its characteristic ability to split into smooth, flat sheets.
A rock that is extremely flaky and breaks easily is likely to be shale. Shale is a sedimentary rock made up of fine-grained clay minerals that easily split into thin layers.
Two rocks fit that bill, but one is more resistant to breakage. Shale is softer than slate.
Yes. It has a property known as slaty cleavage which occurs due to the alignment of clay minerals when clay rich rocks such as silt, clay and mud stones are compressed by tectonic activity. This aligned allows the rock to be slit parallel to the clay mineral grains.
Most sedimentary rocks meet this requirement, but occasionally even volcanic rock may be laid down in a relatively thin layer. But not in the multiply splittable character of shale or slate for example. If the layer has been partly metamorphosed to help re-form the minerals into plates, then this characteristic may be more readily seen. Naturally, the source sediment contains minerals that make some shales more 'fissile' than others.
Thin layers
the metamorphic rock that is easily split is...A Mica, A Pumice and A Sulfur