claystone

English

Etymology

From clay +‎ stone.

Noun

claystone (countable and uncountable, plural claystones)

1. (geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
2. One of the concretionary nodules in alluvial deposits.

Translations

sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles

• Dutch: kleisteen (nl)
• Finnish: savikivi
• French: argilite (fr)
• German: Tonstein
• Polish: iłowiec m
• Slovak: ílovec m

Anagrams

• scytalone