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noun
A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sedimentary rock
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