| NOUN | substance | sedimentary rock | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments |
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| Meaning | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments. | |
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| Narrower | arenaceous rock | A sedimentary rock composed of sand |
| argillaceous rock | A sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits | |
| argillite | A sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | |
| limestone | A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | |
| rudaceous rock | A sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material | |
| shale | A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay | |
| slate | A fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers | |
| Broader | rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust |
| Spanish | roca sedimentaria | |
| Catalan | roca sedimentària | |
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