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noun
A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sandstone
History
From silt + stone.
Across languages
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