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Q: Shale is compressed and _________ Clay.
  • A. Stratified
  • B. Coarse grained
  • C. Metaporphic
  • D. Laminated
Correct Answer: Option D - Shale is a laminated or fissile elastic sedimentary rock that composed of predominance of silt and clay other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Characteristics properties of shale is breaks along thin laminate or parallel laying or bedding called fissility. It is most abundant sedimentary rock.
D. Shale is a laminated or fissile elastic sedimentary rock that composed of predominance of silt and clay other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Characteristics properties of shale is breaks along thin laminate or parallel laying or bedding called fissility. It is most abundant sedimentary rock.

Explanations:

Shale is a laminated or fissile elastic sedimentary rock that composed of predominance of silt and clay other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. Characteristics properties of shale is breaks along thin laminate or parallel laying or bedding called fissility. It is most abundant sedimentary rock.