Meaning Of The Word Shale

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shale
variable noun: Shale is smooth soft rock that breaks easily into thin layers.

shale in American English
a kind of fine-grained, thinly bedded sedimentary rock formed largely by the hardening of clay: it splits easily into thin layers
noun: a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material

shale in British English
noun: a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment

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