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siltstone
[ silt-stohn ]
/ ˈsɪltˌstoʊn /
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noun Petrography.
a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.
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How to use siltstone in a sentence
Many are preserved in the siltstones and sandstones that formed at the bottom of the lake.
Warm feathers may have helped dinos survive mass Triassic die-off|Carolyn Gramling|August 10, 2022|Science News For StudentsThe fossils were found close together, in three levels within an area of reddish-brown siltstone that appears to have been a shared breeding ground, Ramezani says.
British Dictionary definitions for siltstone
siltstone
/ (ˈsɪltˌstəʊn) /
noun
a variety of fine sandstone formed from consolidated silt
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Scientific definitions for siltstone
siltstone
[ sĭlt′stōn′ ]
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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