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单词 clay stone
释义

clay stone

or claystone


noun Geology.

argillite.

Origin of clay stone

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby clay stone

claymore, claymore mine, claypan, clay pigeon, clay road, clay stone, Clayton, Clayton Antitrust Act, Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, claytonia, CLC
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Example sentences from the Web for clay stone

  • The fire was soon kindled, and the clay-stone calumet filled with “kini-kinik.”

    The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid
  • The bulk of the island appears to be composed of a compound rock, formed of clay-stone and potstone intermixed.

    The Mission to Siam, and Hu the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2|George Finlayson

British Dictionary definitions for clay stone

claystone
/ (ˈkleɪˌstəʊn) /

noun

a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for clay stone

claystone
[ klāstōn′ ]

A fine-grained, dark gray to pink sedimentary rock consisting primarily of compacted and hardened clay. Claystone is similar to shale but without laminations.
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