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siltstone

[ silt-stohn ]

noun

Petrography.
  1. a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.


siltstone

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a variety of fine sandstone formed from consolidated silt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

siltstone

/ ĭō′ /

  1. A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting primarily of compacted and hardened silt. Siltstones are similar to shale but without laminations. They vary in color from black or gray to brown or red.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of siltstone1

First recorded in 1925–30; silt + stone
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Employing cutting-edge techniques like Rock Eval Pyrolysis, they deciphered the organic richness of different types of rock, including shale, claystone, sandstone, and siltstone.

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A necklace of beads made from glass, amber, siltstone and shale had been lost in the fire.

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There, among these bobble-headed rocks, we visited the Three Sisters and learned about the odd landscape of hard sandstone and soft siltstone that created the many goblins inside the park.

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Riding in the direction of those sub-regions, I pass cuttings of fractured siltstone and embankments overlooking vineyards where twisted, leafless vines are still struggling to escape the clutches of winter.

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Its right side is still entombed in mudstone and siltstone, and its mouth is closed.

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