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shale
[ sheyl ]
noun
- a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
shale
/ ʃeɪl /
noun
- a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment
shale
/ shāl /
- A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of compacted and hardened clay, silt, or mud. Shale forms in many distinct layers and splits easily into thin sheets or slabs. It varies in color from black or gray to brown or red.
Derived Forms
- ˈshaly, adjective
Other Words From
- shalelike shaley adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of shale1
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Example Sentences
At the time, the area was quickly becoming a hub of shale gas extraction.
Some, like Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, liquidated their shale gas holdings.
Chevron announced in December 2019 that it would write down up to $11 billion in shale gas assets.
The shale gas “boom” was as ephemeral as Cruz’s presidential prospects.
Avoid glasslike or crystal filled stones, and don’t use slate or shale either since they are prone to exploding and breaking near heat.
And that may well be what is happening in the Barnett Shale region around, yes, Dallas and Irving.
Thanks to the shale revolution, domestic oil production is soaring.
Volcanoes spewed lava and ash, ocean floors were thrust upward, sand and rock and shale settled into slurry.
Thanks to the shale revolution and new technology, locomotives could burn a lot cleaner and cheaper.
Thanks to the shale revolution, the U.S. has abundant supplies of natural gas.
They learned that many of the mountains were extinct volcanoes and admired the brilliant colored sandstone and shale formations.
The mud afterwards hardens, and becomes a kind of rock known as shale.
"These roads are very dusty," he remarked, wiping a splinter of fine shale from his own eyes.
All three were natives of the soil, and somewhat sluggish in nature, like its sticky red shale.
It is a dead land, mere shale and rock and crumbling earth, devoid of the riches which alone would make it habitable.
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