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Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g., kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Shale is characterized by its tendency to split into thin layers (laminae) less than one…

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Composition and color

GreyFerric oxideHematiteIron hydroxideGoethite
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Formation

LagoonalRiver deltasFloodplainsWave baseContinental margins
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As hydrocarbon source rock

Source rockNatural gasPetroleumPolysaccharidesLipids
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Historical mining terminology

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Shale

Nodes133
Edges132
Triples68
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.015038
Components1

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Shale

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see also · 22
Shale → Australia, AustraliaAshfield Shale, Bakken Formation, Canadian RockiesEmu Bay Shale, Conservation, Creek, Fossil-bearing, Geologic, Geological, Historic PlacesOil, Illinois, Middle Devonian, National Register, Natural, North AmericaBarnett Shale, North AmericaBurgess Shale, Organic-rich, South AustraliaMarcellus Formation, Texas, Triassic
related to Formation · 16
Shale → As, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Black, Clay, Cretaceous, Filter, Flocculation, Gulf Coast, Most, Pangaea, Some, The, These, Thick, Whereas
related to Composition and color · 11
Shale → Black, Clay, Clays, Late Tertiary, Most, Pale, Paleozoic, Red, Shales, The, These
related to As hydrocarbon source rock · 4
Shale → As, Individual, The, These
related to External links · 3
Shale → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Historical mining terminology · 3
Shale → Before, Black, In
related to Texture · 3
Shale → Because, Non-fissile, Rocks
is a · 2
Shale → fine-grained, most common sedimentary rock.The term shale is sometimes applied more broadly

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clay shales minerals rock water black particles quartz iron compaction sedimentary less rocks illite fissility may anoxic deposited color carbon

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Shaleis afine-grained0.90text
Shaleis amost common sedimentary rock.The term shale is sometimes applied more broadly0.90text
molybdenuminstance ofSome black shales contain abundant heavy metals0.80text
uraniuminstance ofSome black shales contain abundant heavy metals0.80text
vanadiuminstance ofSome black shales contain abundant heavy metals0.80text
and zincinstance ofSome black shales contain abundant heavy metals0.80text
Shalerelated to As hydrocarbon source rockThe0.60section
Shalerelated to As hydrocarbon source rockThese0.60section
Shalerelated to As hydrocarbon source rockAs0.60section
Shalerelated to As hydrocarbon source rockIndividual0.60section
Shalerelated to Composition and colorShales0.60section
Shalerelated to Composition and colorThe0.60section

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