Clastic rock
Clastic rock noun - (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks.
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Shale and clastic rock are semantically related. in rock formed from sediment topic. In some cases you can use "Shale" instead a noun phrase "Clastic rock".
Shale
Shale noun - A sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay.
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- conglomerate and clastic rock
- conglomerate and shale
- chalk and clastic rock
- chalk and shale
- rock and clastic rock
- rock and shale
- limestone and clastic rock
- limestone and shale
- chemical sedimentary rock and clastic rock
- chemical sedimentary rock and shale
- lithified sediment and clastic rock
- lithified sediment and shale
- mechanical sedimentary rock and clastic rock
- mechanical sedimentary rock and shale
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