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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARGILLITE

From Latin argilla clay (from Greek argillos) + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARGILLITE

argillite  [ˈɑːdʒɪˌlaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARGILLITE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Argillite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ARGILLITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

argillite

Argillite

An argillite /ˈɑrdʒɨlaɪt/ is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed predominantly of indurated clay particles. Argillaceous rocks are basically lithified muds and oozes. They contain variable amounts of silt-sized particles. The argillites grade into shale when the fissile layering typical of shale is developed. Another name for poorly lithified argillites is mudstone. These rocks, although variable in composition, are typically high in aluminium and silica with variable alkali and alkaline earth cations. The term pelitic or pelite is often applied to these sediments and rocks. Metamorphism of argillites produces slate, phyllite, and pelitic schist.

Definition of argillite in the English dictionary

The definition of argillite in the dictionary is any argillaceous rock, esp a hardened mudstone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARGILLITE


apophyllite
əˈpɒfɪˌlaɪt
chessylite
ˈtʃɛsɪˌlaɪt
chrysophilite
krɪˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
daylight
ˈdeɪˌlaɪt
highlight
ˈhaɪˌlaɪt
hydrophilite
haɪˈdrɒfɪˌlaɪt
melilite
ˈmɛlɪˌlaɪt
menilite
ˈmɛnɪˌlaɪt
Mutazilite
muːˈtɑːzɪˌlaɪt
nephelite
ˈnefɪˌlaɪt
proselyte
ˈprɒsɪˌlaɪt
rubellite
ˈruːbɪˌlaɪt
skylight
ˈskaɪˌlaɪt
sperrylite
ˈspɛrɪˌlaɪt
tachylite
ˈtækɪˌlaɪt
tachylyte
ˈtækɪˌlaɪt
toxophilite
tɒkˈsɒfɪˌlaɪt
triphylite
ˈtrɪfɪˌlaɪt
troilite
ˈtrəʊɪˌlaɪt
twilight
ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARGILLITE

argentite
argentous
argentum
Argerich
arghan
argie-bargie
argil
argillaceous
argilliferous
argillitic
arginase
arginine
Argive
argle
argle-bargle
Argo
Argo Navis
argol
Argolis
argon

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARGILLITE

anthophyllite
artificial satellite
carnallite
communications satellite
covellite
crystallite
elite
fixed satellite
illite
microsatellite
mullite
observation satellite
phyllite
pyrophyllite
satellite
spy satellite
Stellite
telecommunications satellite
tillite
wavellite
weather satellite

Synonyms and antonyms of argillite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «argillite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARGILLITE

Find out the translation of argillite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of argillite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «argillite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泥质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

argilita
570 millions of speakers

English

argillite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

argillite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

argillite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аргиллиты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

argilito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

argillite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argilite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Argillit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tonschiefer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粘土岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

argillite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Argillite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

argillite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Argillite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arjilit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

argillite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

argillite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аргіліти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

argillite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ARGILLITE
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ARGILLITE
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

argillite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Argillite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of argillite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGILLITE»

The term «argillite» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARGILLITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about argillite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARGILLITE»

Discover the use of argillite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to argillite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Argillite: Art of the Haida
Explore the Art of the Native Nation of the Haida.
Leslie Drew, Douglas Wilson, 1980
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Prehistoric Cultures of the Delmarva Peninsula: An ...
argillite. Sources for argillite are located just to the north of the Delmarva Peninsula (Custer 1984f, 59; Didier 1975) and are not as far distant as the rhyolite sources. Argillite material is found in the Pennsylvania Piedmont from the Delaware ...
Jay F. Custer, 1989
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Hills of shale are more subdued than those of Haumurian argillite. The Ruatoria stony loam (121) soil cover has medium to high fertility and is well grassed. The argillite (HA) and the handed argillaceous sandstone and argillste format ions ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
240 Light green siltstone with bands of red sandstone 150 Laminated green-grey argillite with red sandstone ... 240 \X ell bedded light giey argillite 120 Massive coarse green-grey sandstone 10 Fractured and sheared argillite 35 Fault pug 6 ...
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
The argillite and fine siltite tend to flow to relieve stress, facilitating development of steeply inclined cleavage. None of the diagrams of poles to cleavage is suggestive of more than one general orientation of stress field of deformation. Cleavage ...
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
... siltstone, sandstone, graywacke, conglomerate, quartzite, slate, phyllite, some chert, limestone, dolomite, and argillite CONTACT FAULT — Dashed where inferred SITE OF PANNED STREAM CONCENTRATE WITH DARK MONAZITE about ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1983
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
750 m west of Red Rocks (R27/539815) (ppm) (ppm) "Rb/^Sr RR1 13002 medium argillite 204.1 133.2 4.443 0.722141 9 ' RR3 13004 medium argillite 216.0 117.4 5.335 0.72487 ± 7 RR6 13007 coarse argillite 176.8 182.8 2.802 0.71 667 ± 6 ...
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Betts Cove Ophiolite and Its Cover Rocks, Newfoundland
AU Au-A As Cu Zn Pb A9 Co Ni Sample Area Lithology (PPb) (g/t) (ppm) (ppm) ( ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) NUGGET P OND HORIZON (NPH) West Pond - east end TC0S3 NPH-West Pond Argillite, pyritic 8 57 201 129 23 1.5 21 48 ...
‎2000
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Water Supply Paper
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS. BEDROCK. The principal rocks underlying the mountainous areas adjacent to Little Bitterroot Valley are quartzite, argillite, and limestone, several thousand feet in aggregate thickness, belonging to the Belt series of ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1916
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Developments and Interactions of the Precambrian Atmosphere, ...
1:: §§ §§ § Green. greenish-ray, and gray argillite, S 9 O; 9 2 93 0; .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 4: in sandy argillite. and muddy very fine- to 0'-“"1 °°<9°°' < < < < < < < “ line- grained sandstone; commonly |_l_|_l_l l_.l.._L..L.L.| I I I I I I I I I I dolomitic. Muddy  ...
B. Nagy, R. Weber, J.C. Guerrero, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARGILLITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term argillite is used in the context of the following news items.
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French nuclear waste will triple after decommissioning: agency
... nuclear regulator ASN a technical dossier on Bure, which aims to bury nuclear waste 500 meters underground in thick layers of argillite rock, ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Volunteers take down stone wall at Morrow Mountain State Park
The argillite stones, including a great deal of stone rubble from the middle of the old wall, were removed and stacked in several piles to be used ... «Stanly News & Press, Jul 15»
3
Mineralization Discovered on Vine Property Supports Potential for …
... consisting of calcareous silty argillites, argillite, argillaceous limestone, with some interbedded quartzites. The 10.3 m thick Sundown marker ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
4
Jim and Opal Dixon will celebrate their 50th anniversary on June 24.
They have been proud members of the Summit Church of the Nazarene and Argillite Church of the Nazarene, where Mr. Dixon serves as music ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
5
Paslay to perform, free ticket outlets announced for Dawg Dazzle
Kenova, 602 Oak St.; Flatwoods, Kentucky, 2133 Argillite Rd.; Ashland, 351 River Hill Dr.; Huntington, 3333 Rt. 60; Ashland, Kentucky, 14525 ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jun 15»
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Native American Arts
Bidders wanted three Haida argillite model totem poles from the last quarter of the 19th century and pushed to get them. A 12¼" high example ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jun 15»
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WWII veterans show spirit at bridge dedication
ARGILLITE Local World War II veterans brought smiles and laughter to an otherwise somber occasion at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North ... «The Independent, May 15»
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WWII vets 'hands on' for bridge dedication
ARGILLITE Veterans who were young men while serving their nation during World War II have again been called to action Thursday to assist ... «The Independent, May 15»
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I Heart My Island: Haida Gwaii
... ivory, and argillite, a rock formed from lithified clay. One of the highlights of his career was helping legendary Haida carver Bill Reid create ... «National Geographic Traveler Magazine, May 15»
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Learning a new way
Appearances, however, are certainly deceiving as the 26-year-old from Argillite hits the mats with his instructor at Phil Clark's Martial Arts Academy in Ashland. «The Independent, May 15»

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