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shale

shale

A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from mud, usually splitting along thin layers.

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English
shale
Norwegian
leirskifer
Japanese
頁岩 — けつがん — ketsugan
Korean
셰일 — syeil
Spanish
lutita
French
schiste argileux
German
Schieferton

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