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Definition of Argillite

Argillite
Argillite 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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- Argillite ( /ˈɑːrdʒɪlaɪt/) is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of indurated clay particles. Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified...
- Haida argillite carvings are a sculptural tradition among the Haida indigenous nation of the Northwest Coast of North America. It first became a widespread...
- Argillite is an unincorporated community on the Little Sandy River in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. It sits at the southern end of the confluence...
- Graptolitic argillite (also known as dictyonema argillite, dictyonema oil shale, dictyonema shale, or Tremadocian black shale) is a marinite-type black...
- Antilles are located in Cuba. They consist of metamorphosed graywacke, argillite, tuff, mafic igneous extrusive flows, and carbonate rock. It is estimated...
- The Mission Argillite is a geologic formation in Washington (state). It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal United...
- The Adams Argillite Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. Earth sciences portal Alaska...
- phyllite was derived from argillite, tuff or tuffaceous sandstone, and volcanic breccia. Occurrence of laminated argillites suggests marine deposition...
- works carved in relatively soft stone such as soapstone, serpentinite, or argillite have also become po****r. Traditional Inuit clothing and footwear is made...
- Oligocene 33 to 23 million years ago. Tablelands are often topped with argillite gravel and weathered quartzite, occasionally underlain by shale. The glaciated...