different between sedimentary vs argillite

sedimentary

English

Etymology

From sediment +? -ary

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?d??m?nt??i/

Adjective

sedimentary (not comparable)

  1. (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

Coordinate terms

  • igneous, metamorphic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)

  1. A rock of this kind.

sedimentary From the web:

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argillite

English

Noun

argillite (plural argillites)

  1. (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material

Translations

argillite From the web:

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  • what is the difference between rocks and stones
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