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Greywacke
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Oil shale
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Greywacke is defined as a dark coarse-grained sandstone rock which contains more than 15 per cent clay
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From German Grauwacke, from grau grey + wacke
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Oil Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock from which oil is extracted
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From Old English scealu in its base sense of thing that divides or separate
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock