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shaly

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shaly [′shāl·ē]
(geology)
Pertaining to, composed of, containing, or having the properties of shale, especially readily split along close-spaced bedding planes.


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Argentiferous solutions percolating through the brecciated limestone were impeded by the overlying shaly transition zone between the Guillmette Limestone and the overlying Pilot Shale.
The Fitting property (77 unpatented claims) in north-central Nevada is also a Carlin-type system, with shales and shaly limestones that locally display broad zones of decalcification, sanded dolomite, and brecciated jasperoid that may run up to 0.
 
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