| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,896,146,685 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
siltstone |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
siltstoneHardened sedimentary rock that is composed primarily of angular silt-sized particles (see silt) and that is not laminated or easily split into thin layers. Siltstones, which are hard and durable, occur in thin layers rarely thick enough to be classified as formations. They are intermediate between sandstones and shales but are not as common as either. siltstone [′silt‚stōn] (geology) Indurated silt having a shalelike texture and composition. Also known as siltite. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Mentioned in | ? | References in periodicals archive | ? | Encyclopedia browser | ? | Full browser | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No references found | These units are represented by the intercalating sequence of reddish-brown, yellowish-red and pinkish-red sandstone, variegated siltstones and reddish-brown silty claystones. The siltstones are arkosic, have very angular grains, and apparently represent immature volcanic sediments. A late 2004 reverse circulation hole (HC04-1) ended at 1,367 feet (417 metres) in the stratigraphically higher Woodruff Formation and intersected altered, locally calcareous siltstones and quartzites with silicification and occasional iron-rich dolomite veining. |
Siltstones |
Silt density index silt discharge rating silt grade silt loam silt shale silt soil silt up silt up SILTAR siltation siltation siltations siltations SILTC silted silted SILTF siltier siltier siltiest siltiest silting silting silting index siltite silts silts silts siltstone siltstone Siltstones silttilSiltussin SA silty silty Silty Gravels Silty Sand with Low Compressible Silty Fines Silty Sand with Some Clayey Sand Silu Silu SILUG Silumin Silundum Silure Silures Siluri Siluria Silurian Silurian Silurian era Silurian era Silurian period Silurian period Silurian System Period Silurians Silurians silurid silurid Silurid Catfish Silurid Catfish Silurid Catfish | |||||||
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|