Shale rock is a sedimentary rock made up of clay, compacted together by pressure.
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Shale
/ʃeɪl/
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7 entriesgeologic descriptorgeologic unitrockrock propertyrock texture descriptorsedimentary rocksedimentary rock property
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11 entriesblack shalegreen shaleoil shaleshale bedshale formationshale gasshale intervalshale layershale oilshale-bearing rockshale-rich section
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Hydraulic fracturing makes use of high-pressure water to create cracks in hydrocarbon-bearing shale.
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United States shale gas production is one of the worst ongoing ecological disasters.
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Algeria has massive quantities of shale oil that could be extracted through fracking.
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