- shaley limestone
- сланцеватый известняк
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
English-Russian scientific dictionary. 2008.
Solnhofen Limestone — ▪ geology famous Jurassic Period limestone unit located near the town of Solnhofen, southern Germany, that contains exceptionally preserved fossils from the Tithonian Age (Tithonian Stage) (150.8 million to 145.5 million years ago) of the… … Universalium
Silurian Period — Interval of geologic time, 443–417 million years ago. The third period of the Paleozoic Era, the Silurian follows the Ordovician Period and precedes the Devonian. It marks the first appearance of land plants and jawed fishes. The continents were… … Universalium
Rundle Group — Stratigraphic range: Middle to Late Mississippian … Wikipedia
Chardonnay — This article is about the grape variety. For the village in France, see Chardonnay, Saône et Loire. Moreau Blanc redirects here. For another French wine grape that is also known as Moreau Blanc, see Gouais blanc. Gentil Blanc redirects here. For… … Wikipedia
metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… … Universalium
Castleguard Cave — is a limestone cave located at the north end of Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With 20,357m of surveyed passages (as of 2007), it is Canada’s longest cave, and its fifth deepest at 384m. Castleguard Cave ascends gently from … Wikipedia
Mannville Group — Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous … Wikipedia
McMurray Formation — Stratigraphic range: late Barremian to Aptian … Wikipedia
shale — shalelike, shaley, adj. /shayl/, n. a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material. [1740 50; orig. uncert.; cf. obs. shale to split (said of stone), to shell, deriv. of shale shell, husk, OE … Universalium