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'''Shale''' is a [[sedimentary]] [[stone]]. It can contain [[vein]]s of [[cinnabar]].
 
'''Shale''' is a [[sedimentary]] [[stone]]. It can contain [[vein]]s of [[cinnabar]].
  
 
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Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of [[mud]] that is a mix of flakes of [[clay]] minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, such as quartz and [[calcite]].
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Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of [[mud]] that is a mix of flakes of [[clay]] minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, such as quartz and [[calcite]].  It [[Metamorphic|metamorphises]] into [[slate]].
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Shale
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Graphic
Shale sprite.png
Uses
Properties
Fire-safe Not magma-safe
Contains

Wikipedia article

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Shale is a sedimentary stone. It can contain veins of cinnabar.

In Real Life[edit]

Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, such as quartz and calcite. It metamorphises into slate.

One of the hardest forms of mud ever known.
Sedimentary
Igneous
Intrusive
Extrusive
Metamorphic
Ore
Economic
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