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siltstone

[silt-stohn]
noun Petrography.
  1. a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.
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Origin of siltstone

First recorded in 1925–30; silt + stone
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British Dictionary definitions for siltstone

siltstone

noun
  1. a variety of fine sandstone formed from consolidated silt
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siltstone in Science

siltstone

[sĭlt′stōn′]
  1. A fine-grained sedimentary rock consisting primarily of compacted and hardened silt. Siltstones are similar to shale but without laminations. They vary in color from black or gray to brown or red.
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