Associations to the word «Shale»
Noun
- Sandstone
- Burgess
- Retort
- Conglomerate
- Limestone
- Outcrop
- Drilling
- Barnett
- Cretaceous
- Oil
- Carbonate
- Triassic
- Extraction
- Silt
- Stratum
- Deposit
- Hydrocarbon
- Fossil
- Basalt
- Sediment
- Formation
- Quartz
- Seam
- Tonne
- Slate
- Petroleum
- Grit
- Arthropod
- Gas
- Coal
- Estonia
- Organic
- Methane
- Geology
- Clay
- Escarpment
- Distillation
- Emu
- Peat
- Deposition
- Shaker
- Granite
- Basin
- Kerry
- Bedding
- Assay
- Refining
- Uranium
- Monterey
- Layer
- Erosion
- Till
- Exploitation
- Carbon
- Watershed
- Sulfur
- Thickness
- Gravel
- Weathering
- Groundwater
- Reserve
- Sand
- Fauna
- Refinery
- Mining
- Kiln
- Geologist
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHALE, noun. A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
SHALE, noun. (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
SHALE, verb. To take off the shell or coat of.
SHALE GAS, noun. Natural gas extracted from shale.
SHALE OIL, noun. A synthetic crude oil obtained by the pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution of oil shale.
SHALE OIL, noun. A crude oil obtained from low permeability petroleum-bearing formations (shales), known as tight oil.
Dictionary definition
SHALE, noun. A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
Wise words
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