Shaly

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shale (ʃeɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment
 
[Old English scealushell; compare German Schalstein laminated limestone; see scale1, scale²]
 
'shaly
 
adj

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