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shale
[ sheyl ]
noun
- a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
shale
/ ʃɪ /
noun
- a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment
shale
/ /
- A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of compacted and hardened clay, silt, or mud. Shale forms in many distinct layers and splits easily into thin sheets or slabs. It varies in color from black or gray to brown or red.
shale
- A sedimentary rock formed from layers of clay.
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- l IJ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shale1
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Example Sentences
It sits on a sheltered port which already receives weekly shipments of shale gas from the US.
Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, which serves companies extracting oil and gas from shale fields in a process known as “fracking”.
It is a former manufacturing state that has been transitioning to newer industries and businesses, but it has a large energy sector because of its abundant oil shale deposits.
At one point, Harris was asked about the liberal positions, such as those on oil shale fracking, that she took during her failed 2019 presidential campaign and has since abandoned.
The discovery was made at Lavernock Point, close to Cardiff and Penarth, where the cliffs of dark-coloured shales and limestones document ancient shallow seas.
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