Associations to the word «Argillite»

Wiktionary

ARGILLITE, noun. (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material

Dictionary definition

ARGILLITE, noun. A sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages.

Wise words

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