Shale vs Marl - What's the difference?
shale | marl |
A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
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(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
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To take off the shell or coat of.
A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
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To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
As nouns the difference between shale and marl
is that shale is a shell or husk; a cod or pod while marl is a mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.As verbs the difference between shale and marl
is that shale is to take off the shell or coat of while marl is to cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.shale
English
(wikipedia shale)Noun
(en noun)- the green shales of a bean
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