Skiddaw Slate
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skiddaw-slate-312-7662906
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Skiddaw Slate
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Skiddaw slate is an early Ordovician metamorphosed sedimentary rock, as first identified on the slopes of Skiddaw in the English Lake District. The base of this series is unknown. The thickness could, therefore, amount to several thousand feet of sediment. These sediments were formed about 500 mya by deposition in a shallow sea, low-energy environment. The series contains differing grain sizes and comprises grits, flags, shales and mudstones. In some places, there is evidence of intrusion of Ski
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Early Ordovician metamorphosed sedimentary rock
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiddaw_Slate
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2023-09-25T16:57:34Z
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