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shale


shale
Shale. Credit: Mineral Information Institute
A sedimentary rock produced from clay, which has a fine-grained structure in well-defined narrow strata 0.1–0.4 mm (0.004–0.016 in.) thick. Shales are rich in fossils. Their metamorphism produces slate.


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