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Definition of Claystone
1. Noun. Fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles.
Definition of Claystone
1. Noun. (geology) sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Claystone
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claystone
Literary usage of Claystone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"Transport in groundwater in fractured claystone can be simulated using a model
called a "brush model". The "brush handle" is discretized by 2-D finite ..."
2. Manual of Geology: Practical and Theoretical by John Phillips (1855)
"Near Tormore is the celebrated arched vein or dike of claystone represented by
MacCulloch, and considered as composed of ellipsoidal concretionary layers by ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... and again in Davar Island, and at other pointe near Campbeltown. Trap rocks —
greenstones, dolentes, basalts, claystone porphyries, ..."
4. A Geognostical Essay on the Superposition of Rocks in Both Hemispheres by Alexander von Humboldt (1823)
"The argillaceous cement becomes often so abundant that the imbedded parts are
scarcely visible, and the mass passes to compact claystone ..."
5. Outlines of Mineralogy and Geology: Comprehending the Elements of Those by William Phillips (1826)
"The designation, wacke, is of German origin. 35. claystone. claystone ...
appears to be harsh claystone, enclosing crystals of mica, found abundantly in the ..."
6. Two Months in the Highlands, Orcadia, and Skye by Charles Richard Weld (1860)
"claystone Veins.—A Luncheon amidst Hypersthene.—Ride Back to Sligachan. MY expedition
to Loch Coruisk whetted my desire to see more of the ..."
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