siltstone

[ silt-stohn ]

/ ˈsɪltˌstoʊn /

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noun Petrography.

a very fine-grained sandstone, mainly consolidated silt.

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Origin of siltstone

First recorded in 1925–30; silt + stone

Words nearby siltstone

Siloam, siloed, Silone, siloxane, silt, siltstone, Silures, Silurian, silurid, silva, Silvadine

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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.
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The 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.
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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.