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Sedimentary vs Argillite - What's the difference?

sedimentary | argillite |

As an adjective sedimentary

is made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

As a noun argillite is

a fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material.

sedimentary

English

Adjective

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

    • Coordinate terms

    * igneous, metamorphic

    Derived terms

    * sedimentary rock

    argillite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia argillite) (en noun)
  • (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material