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Shale vs Molasse - What's the difference?

shale | molasse |

In geology terms the difference between shale and molasse

is that shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure while molasse is a shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.

As nouns the difference between shale and molasse

is that shale is a shell or husk; a cod or pod while molasse is a shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.

As a verb shale

is to take off the shell or coat of.

shale

English

(wikipedia shale)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
  • * Chapman
    • the green shales of a bean
  • (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 23, author=Patricia Leigh Brown, title=The Window Box Gets Some Tough Competition, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=As on all large green roofs, the soil is not dirt exactly but a gravel-like growing medium of granulated pumice, shales , clays and other minerals.}}

    Derived terms

    * shaley * * shaly

    Verb

    (shal)
  • To take off the shell or coat of.

    • Synonyms

    * shell

    Anagrams

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    molasse

    English

    (wikipedia molasse)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
  • * 2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 109:
    • The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
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