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argillite

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argillite [′är·jə‚līt]
(petrology)
A compact rock formed from siltstone, shale, or claystone but intermediate in degree of induration and structure between them and slate; argillite is more indurated than mudstone but lacks the fissility of shale.

argillite
A rock containing chiefly clay materials; derived from claystone, siltstone, or shale; used locally as building stone, although rarely produced commercially.


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9781897181218 Breathing stone; contemporary Haida argillite sculpture.
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It was dark-gray argillite (ARE-jill-light), almost two inches long, and flat--a perfect skipping stone.
 
 
 
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