sedimentary rock
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1. rock formed from consolidated clay sediments (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | rock, stone, |
| definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | argillite, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | arenaceous rock, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock composed of sand (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | argillaceous rock, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rudaceous rock, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | slate, |
| definition | : | a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | limestone, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | shale, |
| definition | : | a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay (noun.substance) |
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