Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,821,489,672 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

argillite

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
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.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
Zone 2 was tested on section 9180E with hole ZK06-73, 30 metres behind ZK05-50, and successfully extended the gold mineralization down-dip to 115 metres and to 125 metres vertically in the argillite unit and to 145 metres vertically in the sandstone unit.
The underlying geology is comprised of friable carbonaceous argillite overlain by Tertiary felsic tuff and quaternary ash.
On Zone 4, core hole ZK06-68 (section 9300E) did not intersect the targeted argillite unit and returned low-grade values in the footwall sandstone.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.