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Meaning of "argillaceous"

argillaceous (adjective) - relating to, resembling, or containing clay; used to describe sedimentary rocks with a high clay content
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  • pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay

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Its ground is argillaceous and sandy by places.
They are cemented by calcite and argillaceous minerals.
Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified muds and oozes.
The problems posed by argillaceous formations are well known.
Argillaceous layers are also common.
The mica in argillaceous sediments.
We seem to recognize in these argillaceous.
Minor argillaceous limestone is present at the top in some areas.
These disturbances are associated with extensive argillaceous overbank deposits.
Argillaceous schist is metamorphic rock which exhibits fine laminations of clay materials.
The main rock soil components are granite and argillaceous slates.
Argillaceous rocks are geomaterials with complex behaviour governed by numerous coupled processes.
The mineralized sequence is conformably overlain by argillaceous sediments and minor limestones.
They prefer argillaceous or calcareous soils which are well drained and neutral or alkaline.
Most cordierite forms during regional metamorphism of shales and other argillaceous rocks.

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The active layer mostly consists of siliceous argillaceous silt and argillaceous siliceous silt.
Rogenstein is a term describing a specific type of oolite in which the cementing matter is argillaceous.
Tuber species prefer argillaceous or calcareous soils that are well drained and neutral or alkaline.
The peculiarity of the vineyard is that the vines grow in slightly argillaceous sand soil.
This limestone is an impure argillaceous limestone locally known as Calp.
The middle portion consists of muddy siltstone in thick beds interbedded with red argillaceous sandstone.
The argillaceous sediment is evenly deposited over parts of northern Switzerland.
The Temiskaming sediments vary from pebble conglomerates greywackes and wackes with minor argillaceous units.
Above is the less argillaceous Grey Chalk.
The Cuddapah and Vindhyan rocks have weathered to give calcareous and argillaceous soils.
Fractures in argillaceous media are infrequent and / or hydraulically insignificant is one of the.
In the intervening Oker valley is argillaceous Kulm slate.
Argillaceous minerals which swell in oils, belonging to the montmorillonite group.
Shuichungliu Formation form the Oligocene contains argillaceous slate and graywacke.
Furthermore, cleared argillaceous rocks may have a tendency to aggregate together in the drilling fluid.
The Paleozoic argillaceous.
In addition, the argillaceous matrix of such mudstones frequently contains numerous calcareous particles and stringers.
It is made primarily from calcareous materials, argillaceous materials.
It comprises argillaceous limestone and Cretaceous flysch, locally with coral limestone.
Under a layer of silt, one finds argillaceous chalk and flints.
Keywords > argillaceous environment, hydrogeology, underground laboratory.
It may be fine and coarse-grained and contain siliceous or argillaceous components.
Such as limestone or chalk, and argillaceous material such as shale or clay.
In the central portions of town, the previous rocks are replaced by dark argillaceous slate.
Because of differing proportions of arenaceous and argillaceous components, greywackes vary widely in chemical composition.
Geology The soils are poor and shallow, formed by limestone and argillaceous sandstone.
Project 2, Pilot underground facility in the argillaceous layer located under the Mol nuclear site Belgium.
Argillaceous means of, relating to, or containing clay or clay minerals.
In the area of oil drilling, the problems raised by argillaceous formations are well known.
The silty, argillaceous mudstones contain more than 30 % silt-sized siliceous grains.
Design study for a macropermcability lest in an argillaceous formation ( Boom clay ).
Mechanics of bedded argillaceous rocks - the HG-A experiment at Mont Terri.
Design study for a macropermeabilily test in an argillaceous formation ( Boom clay ).
Example 22 A sample of argillaceous soil is treated in the same way as in Example 21.
Providing a starting material, in particular an argillaceous material ;.

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