a compact very fine-grained rock consisting of consolidated clay particles
claystone in American English
(ˈkleɪˌstoʊn)
noun
1.
rock consisting of hardened clay
2.
a hard concretionary body often found in clay deposits
Sometimes written clay stone
Examples of 'claystone' in a sentence
claystone
The model has been applied to simulate a laboratory heating experiment on claystone.
Xuerui Wang, Hua Shao, Jürgen Hesser, Chunliang Zhang, Wenqing Wang, Olaf Kolditz 2014, 'Numerical analysis of thermal impact on hydro-mechanical properties of clay', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167477551400064X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mudstone facies comprises shale, claystone, and coal.
M.H. Hermiyanto Zajuli, Suyono Suyono 2014, 'Organic Geochemistry and Rock-Eval Pyrolysis of Eocene fine Sediments, East KetungauBasin, West Kalimantan', Indonesian Journal on Geosciencehttps://ijog.geologi.esdm.go.id/index.php/IJOG/article/view/119. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Phanerocrystalline stratiform and lamellar argillaceous limestone and calcareous claystone are the oil- and gas-bearing lithofacies.
Yunqing Hao, Fukun Chen, Jingquan Zhu, Shoupeng Zhang 2014, 'Reservoir space of the Es33–Es41 shale in Dongying sag', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268614000755. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Claystone interbeds contain rich planktonic and agglutinated microfauna, implying deep-water environments of gravity-flow deposition.
Soták Ján, Pulišová Zuzana, Plašienka Dušan, Šimonová Viera 2017, 'Stratigraphic and tectonic control of deep-water scarp accumulation in Paleogene synorogenicbasins: a case study of the Súľov Conglomerates (Middle Váh Valley, Western Carpathians)',Geologica Carpathicahttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/geoca.2017.68.issue-5/geoca-2017-0027/geoca-2017-0027.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The majority of historical landslides occurred in the sandstone-shale-claystone intercalations.
Cem Kıncal, Zhenhong Li, Jane Drummond, Peng Liu, Trevor Hoey, Jan-Peter Muller 2017, 'Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using GIS-based Vector Grid File (VGF) Validatingwith InSAR Techniques: Three Gorges, Yangtze River (China)', AIMS Geoscienceshttp://www.aimspress.com/geosciences/article/1392/fulltext.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To better study the fabric of this claystone, a large, epoxy-coated block of the claystonewas dry-cut.
Christopher D. Aucoin, Benjamin Dattilo, Carlton E. Brett, Dan L. Cooper 2015, 'Preliminary report on the Oldenburg “butter shale” in the Upper Ordovician (Katian;Richmondian) Waynesville Formation, USA', Estonian Journal of Earth Scienceshttp://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2015/issue_1/earth-2015-1-3-7.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These packages are typically 1–2 m of relatively pure, homogeneous claystone with isolated, lenticular limestone beds.
Christopher D. Aucoin, Benjamin Dattilo, Carlton E. Brett, Dan L. Cooper 2015, 'Preliminary report on the Oldenburg “butter shale” in the Upper Ordovician (Katian;Richmondian) Waynesville Formation, USA', Estonian Journal of Earth Scienceshttp://www.kirj.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2015/issue_1/earth-2015-1-3-7.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The higher share of claystone results in higher susceptibility of this formation to exogenous degradation processes.
Barančoková Mária, Kenderessy Pavol 2014, 'Assessment of landslide risk using gis and statistical methods in kysuce region',Ekológia (Bratislava)http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eko.2014.33.issue-1/eko-2014-0004/eko-2014-0004.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The historical cases used in this study included copper, gold, iron, diamond, lead and zinc, platinum and claystone mines.
Tatiana Barreto dos Santos, Milene Sabino Lana, Tiago Martins Pereira, Ismet Canbulat 2019, 'Quantitative hazard assessment system (Has-Q) for open pit mine slopes', International Journal of Mining Science and Technologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268618306311. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)