Top 10 similar words or synonyms for siltstone

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Top 30 analogous words or synonyms for siltstone

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Siltstone Siltstone is a clastic sedimentary rock. As its name implies, it is primarily composed (greater than 2/3) of silt sized particles, defined as grains 2–62 µm or 4 to 8 on the Krumbein phi (φ) scale. Siltstones differ significantly from sandstones due to their smaller pores and higher propensity for containing a significant clay fraction. Although often mistaken as a shale, siltstone lacks the fissility and laminations which are typical of shale. Siltstones may contain concretions. Unless the siltstone is fairly shaly, stratification is likely to be obscure and it tends to weather at oblique angles unrelated to bedding.
Siltstone Siltstone is a sedimentary rock which has a grain size in the silt range, finer than sandstone and coarser than claystones.
Siltstone Mudstone or shale are rocks that contain mud, which is material that has a range of silt and clay. Siltstone is differentiated by having a majority silt, not clay.
Siltstone Member The Siltstone Member was part of the Chinle Formation in New Mexico. It dates back to the Rhaetian in the Late Triassic.
Bryn Siltstone The Bryn Siltstone is a geologic formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.