Argillite Definition
ärjə-līt
noun
A metamorphic rock, intermediate between shale and slate, that does not possess true slaty cleavage.
American Heritage
A hardened mudstone showing no slatelike cleavage.
Webster's New World
(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock, intermediate between shale and slate, sometimes used as a building material.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Argillite
Noun
Singular:
argillite
Plural:
argillitesOrigin of Argillite
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Latin argilla argil argil –ite
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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