shale
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
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Origin of shale
1Other words from shale
- shalelike, shaley, adjective
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How to use shale in a sentence
At the time, the area was quickly becoming a hub of shale gas extraction.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go? | Colin Jerolmack | July 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewSome, like Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, liquidated their shale gas holdings.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go? | Colin Jerolmack | July 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewChevron announced in December 2019 that it would write down up to $11 billion in shale gas assets.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go? | Colin Jerolmack | July 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe shale gas “boom” was as ephemeral as Cruz’s presidential prospects.
The fracking boom is over. Where did all the jobs go? | Colin Jerolmack | July 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewAvoid glasslike or crystal filled stones, and don’t use slate or shale either since they are prone to exploding and breaking near heat.
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And that may well be what is happening in the Barnett shale region around, yes, Dallas and Irving.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas | James Joiner | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThanks to the shale revolution, domestic oil production is soaring.
Volcanoes spewed lava and ash, ocean floors were thrust upward, sand and rock and shale settled into slurry.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThanks to the shale revolution and new technology, locomotives could burn a lot cleaner and cheaper.
Thanks to the shale revolution, the U.S. has abundant supplies of natural gas.
They learned that many of the mountains were extinct volcanoes and admired the brilliant colored sandstone and shale formations.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankThe mud afterwards hardens, and becomes a kind of rock known as shale.
"These roads are very dusty," he remarked, wiping a splinter of fine shale from his own eyes.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamAll three were natives of the soil, and somewhat sluggish in nature, like its sticky red shale.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanIt is a dead land, mere shale and rock and crumbling earth, devoid of the riches which alone would make it habitable.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for shale
/ (ʃeɪl) /
a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment
Origin of shale
1Derived forms of shale
- shaly, adjective
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Scientific definitions for shale
[ shāl ]
A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting of compacted and hardened clay, silt, or mud. Shale forms in many distinct layers and splits easily into thin sheets or slabs. It varies in color from black or gray to brown or red.
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Cultural definitions for shale
A sedimentary rock formed from layers of clay.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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