Because it won't settle out flat (horizontally) by itself.
It has its own property called "angle of repose".
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
No. Granites is very resistant to weathering. it will often form very steep slopes and sheer cliffs.
Slate is metamorphosed shale.
Gneiss
A sedimentary rock called shale.
shale
No, shale is a natural form of rock.
could you please tell me what sediments are in shale.
Underwater
no
Silt and clay size sediments form shale.
The word shale is a noun. The plural form is shales.
Shale beaches are formed from the deposition of sediment form nearby shale cliffs which are eroded. The shale can also be deposited at a beach due to longshore drift.
It can be. It is found in a rock type called shale and is produced in the shale form the original bio mater included in the deposition of the shale. If a unit of shale lithology is to be found on the continental shelf strata then it is likely that that shale will contain shale gas and it will be under the sea.
clay
A black shale is a form of dark muddy rock, which is rich in sulphides and organic material.
No. Shale is not fuel in and of itself. However, some shale deposits have oil or natural gas trapped in pore spaces. This can be processed into fuel.