Definition of shale in English:

shale

noun ʃeɪlʃeɪl

mass noun

Soft finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates.
Example sentencesExamples
- All but one of the Scottish disc bead necklaces so far analysed have been made using cannel coal or shale for the beads.
- The amount of radiation is so small that it is much less than natural radiation due to radon gas or that of radioactive isotopes that occur in clay, shale and brick.
- A knot of walkers wanders up the trail to Weeping Rock, where springs emerge from the base of cliffs at the contact point between porous Navajo sandstone and impermeable Kayenta shale.
- As we drift downstream, the cliffs soar upward in a layered tapestry of pastels: pinkish limestone, buff-colored sandstone, and deep-red shale.
- Comprised of selected blends of clay and shale, paving brick is molded and pressed into shape either by machine or by hand.
- Then, with a mattock and shovel, we dug into the side of the hill to make a spot for a level platform, which needed to be heavily reinforced because most of the hillside consisted of loose rock and shale.
- The soils are developed on weathered materials derived from sandstone, shale, and limestone.
- A second scenario is that quarrying operations exposed easily weathered fossiliferous shales, mudstones, or fine-grained sandstones interbedded with limestones.
- Hydrogen sulfide often is present in wells drilled in shale or sandstone, or near coal or peat deposits or oil fields.
- Despite their name, quarry tiles are made, not quailed, from a mixture of natural ingredients including clay and shale.
- Profits from a trade of operating a quarry (selling stone, shale etc) should not be subsumed into general farming profits.
- This sprawling site bears the marks of geological metamorphosis, when sediments have compacted into layers of shale and now preserve the delicate details of these organisms as fossils.
- The harder materials like granite and hard shale usually will shatter in places you do not want while the softer limestone and sandstone are more controlled when using a hammer and chisel.
- Examination of interbedded limestones and shales on the Great Plains improved understanding of sedimentation.
- Natural red chalk is obtained from the red ochre variety of haematite, natural grey chalk from brick clay, natural white chalk from the chalk variety of calcite or soapstone, and natural black chalk from carbonaceous shale.
- The quarry was a 40 foot rock face of coarsely granular limestone whose layers are interbedded with shale.
- His outer body is an amalgam of granite and shale.
- Towering over the town was Turtle Mountain, a massive hulk of limestone and shale layered with veins of coal in its core.
- Bring shoes, at the very least; getting here means a 15-minute hike on a trail that gradually turns from shale to softer sand.
- Glaciers have deposited shale, slate, schist, and limestone throughout the region.

Derivatives

shaly

adjectiveshalier, shaliest ˈʃeɪliˈʃeɪli

The Liassic in Mochras consists predominantly of alternating shaly limestones, marly siltstones, and micaceous mudstones.
Example sentencesExamples
- An organic-rich shaly horizon of this age can be traced into continental Europe and possibly into North and South America; the stratigraphy suggests regional transgression and deepening.
- As a result of the shaly or micritic nature of these formations the decompaction estimates are likely to be minimum estimates, suggesting that subsidence could in fact be considerably greater.
- The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers.
- The Green Point Formation is the more distal and is dominated by shale and shaley lime mudstones.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably from German Schale; related to English dialect shale 'dish' (see scale²).

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

Definition of shale in US English:

shale

nounSHālʃeɪl

Soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs.
Example sentencesExamples
- The quarry was a 40 foot rock face of coarsely granular limestone whose layers are interbedded with shale.
- Comprised of selected blends of clay and shale, paving brick is molded and pressed into shape either by machine or by hand.
- A second scenario is that quarrying operations exposed easily weathered fossiliferous shales, mudstones, or fine-grained sandstones interbedded with limestones.
- As we drift downstream, the cliffs soar upward in a layered tapestry of pastels: pinkish limestone, buff-colored sandstone, and deep-red shale.
- Hydrogen sulfide often is present in wells drilled in shale or sandstone, or near coal or peat deposits or oil fields.
- The soils are developed on weathered materials derived from sandstone, shale, and limestone.
- Examination of interbedded limestones and shales on the Great Plains improved understanding of sedimentation.
- Towering over the town was Turtle Mountain, a massive hulk of limestone and shale layered with veins of coal in its core.
- Glaciers have deposited shale, slate, schist, and limestone throughout the region.
- The amount of radiation is so small that it is much less than natural radiation due to radon gas or that of radioactive isotopes that occur in clay, shale and brick.
- Despite their name, quarry tiles are made, not quailed, from a mixture of natural ingredients including clay and shale.
- A knot of walkers wanders up the trail to Weeping Rock, where springs emerge from the base of cliffs at the contact point between porous Navajo sandstone and impermeable Kayenta shale.
- Profits from a trade of operating a quarry (selling stone, shale etc) should not be subsumed into general farming profits.
- His outer body is an amalgam of granite and shale.
- Then, with a mattock and shovel, we dug into the side of the hill to make a spot for a level platform, which needed to be heavily reinforced because most of the hillside consisted of loose rock and shale.
- All but one of the Scottish disc bead necklaces so far analysed have been made using cannel coal or shale for the beads.
- Bring shoes, at the very least; getting here means a 15-minute hike on a trail that gradually turns from shale to softer sand.
- Natural red chalk is obtained from the red ochre variety of haematite, natural grey chalk from brick clay, natural white chalk from the chalk variety of calcite or soapstone, and natural black chalk from carbonaceous shale.
- The harder materials like granite and hard shale usually will shatter in places you do not want while the softer limestone and sandstone are more controlled when using a hammer and chisel.
- This sprawling site bears the marks of geological metamorphosis, when sediments have compacted into layers of shale and now preserve the delicate details of these organisms as fossils.

Origin

Mid 18th century: probably from German Schale; related to English dialect shale ‘dish’ (see scale).

单词	shale
释义	Definition of shale in English: shale noun ʃeɪlʃeɪl mass noun Soft finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates. Example sentencesExamples All but one of the Scottish disc bead necklaces so far analysed have been made using cannel coal or shale for the beads. The amount of radiation is so small that it is much less than natural radiation due to radon gas or that of radioactive isotopes that occur in clay, shale and brick. A knot of walkers wanders up the trail to Weeping Rock, where springs emerge from the base of cliffs at the contact point between porous Navajo sandstone and impermeable Kayenta shale. As we drift downstream, the cliffs soar upward in a layered tapestry of pastels: pinkish limestone, buff-colored sandstone, and deep-red shale. Comprised of selected blends of clay and shale, paving brick is molded and pressed into shape either by machine or by hand. Then, with a mattock and shovel, we dug into the side of the hill to make a spot for a level platform, which needed to be heavily reinforced because most of the hillside consisted of loose rock and shale. The soils are developed on weathered materials derived from sandstone, shale, and limestone. A second scenario is that quarrying operations exposed easily weathered fossiliferous shales, mudstones, or fine-grained sandstones interbedded with limestones. Hydrogen sulfide often is present in wells drilled in shale or sandstone, or near coal or peat deposits or oil fields. Despite their name, quarry tiles are made, not quailed, from a mixture of natural ingredients including clay and shale. Profits from a trade of operating a quarry (selling stone, shale etc) should not be subsumed into general farming profits. This sprawling site bears the marks of geological metamorphosis, when sediments have compacted into layers of shale and now preserve the delicate details of these organisms as fossils. The harder materials like granite and hard shale usually will shatter in places you do not want while the softer limestone and sandstone are more controlled when using a hammer and chisel. Examination of interbedded limestones and shales on the Great Plains improved understanding of sedimentation. Natural red chalk is obtained from the red ochre variety of haematite, natural grey chalk from brick clay, natural white chalk from the chalk variety of calcite or soapstone, and natural black chalk from carbonaceous shale. The quarry was a 40 foot rock face of coarsely granular limestone whose layers are interbedded with shale. His outer body is an amalgam of granite and shale. Towering over the town was Turtle Mountain, a massive hulk of limestone and shale layered with veins of coal in its core. Bring shoes, at the very least; getting here means a 15-minute hike on a trail that gradually turns from shale to softer sand. Glaciers have deposited shale, slate, schist, and limestone throughout the region. Derivatives shaly adjectiveshalier, shaliest ˈʃeɪliˈʃeɪli The Liassic in Mochras consists predominantly of alternating shaly limestones, marly siltstones, and micaceous mudstones. Example sentencesExamples An organic-rich shaly horizon of this age can be traced into continental Europe and possibly into North and South America; the stratigraphy suggests regional transgression and deepening. As a result of the shaly or micritic nature of these formations the decompaction estimates are likely to be minimum estimates, suggesting that subsidence could in fact be considerably greater. The limestones are intercalated with thin shaly interlayers. The Green Point Formation is the more distal and is dominated by shale and shaley lime mudstones. Origin Mid 18th century: probably from German Schale; related to English dialect shale 'dish' (see scale²). Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale Definition of shale in US English: shale nounSHālʃeɪl Soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile slabs. Example sentencesExamples The quarry was a 40 foot rock face of coarsely granular limestone whose layers are interbedded with shale. Comprised of selected blends of clay and shale, paving brick is molded and pressed into shape either by machine or by hand. A second scenario is that quarrying operations exposed easily weathered fossiliferous shales, mudstones, or fine-grained sandstones interbedded with limestones. As we drift downstream, the cliffs soar upward in a layered tapestry of pastels: pinkish limestone, buff-colored sandstone, and deep-red shale. Hydrogen sulfide often is present in wells drilled in shale or sandstone, or near coal or peat deposits or oil fields. The soils are developed on weathered materials derived from sandstone, shale, and limestone. Examination of interbedded limestones and shales on the Great Plains improved understanding of sedimentation. Towering over the town was Turtle Mountain, a massive hulk of limestone and shale layered with veins of coal in its core. Glaciers have deposited shale, slate, schist, and limestone throughout the region. The amount of radiation is so small that it is much less than natural radiation due to radon gas or that of radioactive isotopes that occur in clay, shale and brick. Despite their name, quarry tiles are made, not quailed, from a mixture of natural ingredients including clay and shale. A knot of walkers wanders up the trail to Weeping Rock, where springs emerge from the base of cliffs at the contact point between porous Navajo sandstone and impermeable Kayenta shale. Profits from a trade of operating a quarry (selling stone, shale etc) should not be subsumed into general farming profits. His outer body is an amalgam of granite and shale. Then, with a mattock and shovel, we dug into the side of the hill to make a spot for a level platform, which needed to be heavily reinforced because most of the hillside consisted of loose rock and shale. All but one of the Scottish disc bead necklaces so far analysed have been made using cannel coal or shale for the beads. Bring shoes, at the very least; getting here means a 15-minute hike on a trail that gradually turns from shale to softer sand. Natural red chalk is obtained from the red ochre variety of haematite, natural grey chalk from brick clay, natural white chalk from the chalk variety of calcite or soapstone, and natural black chalk from carbonaceous shale. The harder materials like granite and hard shale usually will shatter in places you do not want while the softer limestone and sandstone are more controlled when using a hammer and chisel. This sprawling site bears the marks of geological metamorphosis, when sediments have compacted into layers of shale and now preserve the delicate details of these organisms as fossils. Origin Mid 18th century: probably from German Schale; related to English dialect shale ‘dish’ (see scale).
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