burnt shale
noun
carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
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How to use burnt shale in a sentence
Of these, oyster or marine shells, burnt shale, and slag are most common.
American Rural Highways | T. R. AggFifty tons of this burnt shale are required to make one ton of alum.
A Month in Yorkshire | Walter White
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