Translations for siltstone in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

siltstone [Brit ˈsɪltstəʊn, Am ˈsɪltstoʊn] N

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During this time-period, sandstone and siltstone formed in the area. en.wikipedia.org

They consist of lithic sandstones (wackes, minor arenites), siltstone, polymictic conglomerate, coal, rhyolitic tuff, and basalt. en.wikipedia.org

In the northern parts the rock is mostly friable sandstone, but in the south it is divided into conglomerate below and siltstone above. en.wikipedia.org

The surface layer is covered by a sequence of quartz sandstones, thick, with interbedded siltstone and sandstone of a reddish color. en.wikipedia.org

The underlying geology of these hills is primarily siltstone and shale, with the siltstone creating extremely steep hillsides. en.wikipedia.org

Slate is a metamorphic, plate-like rock formed when shale, clay, or siltstone is subjected to pressure deep within the earth. en.wikipedia.org

These formations are all dominantly shales and siltstones, which dip to the southeast at approximately 20-30 degrees. en.wikipedia.org

This is an olistostrome of disrupted, sheared and folded mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of siliceous siltstones, formed in deep water. en.wikipedia.org

This thick sedimentary sequence comprises sandstones, mudstones, siltstones and numerous thin limestones. en.wikipedia.org

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