Siltstone
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siltstone-306-9437426
title:
Siltstone
text:
Siltstone, also known as aleurolite, is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of silt. It is a form of mudrock with a low clay mineral content, which can be distinguished from shale by its lack of fissility. Although its permeability and porosity is relatively low, siltstone is sometimes a tight gas reservoir rock, an unconventional reservoir for natural gas that requires hydraulic fracturing for economic gas production. Siltstone was prized in ancient Egypt for manufacturing statua
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description:
Sedimentary rock which has a grain size in the silt range
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siltstone
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2024-04-18T16:09:29Z
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