Shale

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Shales
possessive
Shale's
pluralpossessive
Shales'