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NALT Full

Preferred term

shale

Type

Product

Definition

A fine-grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock.
Source: US, Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

mudstone

Narrower concepts

oil shale

Related concepts

shale gas

In other languages

pizarra

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/53664

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