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siltstone

/ˈsɪlt.stəʊn/

Tradução: Rocha sedimentar de granulação fina composta por partículas consolidadas de silte, frequentemente encontrada em formações geológicas.

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noun

/ˈsɪlt.stəʊn/C2formalscientific
  • ptRocha sedimentar de granulação fina composta por partículas consolidadas de silte, frequentemente encontrada em formações geológicas.

A fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of consolidated silt particles, often found in geological formations.

  1. Fine-grained sedimentary rockC1formalscientific

    A type of sedimentary rock composed mainly of consolidated silt-sized particles, finer than sandstone but coarser than claystone.

    ptSiltito

    • The geologist identified the layer as siltstone from the river delta.
    • Siltstone often contains fossils of small marine organisms.
    • The cliff face was composed of alternating layers of sandstone and siltstone.
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  • siltstone's possessive singular form