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Argillite

Argillite Meaning & Definition
Argillite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Argillite?

[n] a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages

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See Also | sedimentary rock

Argillite In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar"gil*lite\, n. [Gr. ? clay + -lite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- {Ar`gil*lit"ic}, a.

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