Compaction is the process of pore space reduction due to pressure exerted, normally by overburden weight. Shale would be produced by the process of lithification, which includes the individual steps of compaction and cementation of particles of sediment. Cementation occurs as mineral crystals precipitate from the water removed by compaction, binding the sedimentary particles together into rock.
The mineral grains in the mud or silt can become cemented together by precipitating minerals which are formed as the fluid escapes, in a process called cementation. Once the particles are cemented together, sedimentary rock is formed.
This is known broadly as lithification. It involves the processes of compaction and cementation. However in this specific question you only refer to the compaction process (the act of removing water and air or more technically reducing the void ratio or porosity),
Shale is the compressed result of very fine eroded particles carried by water and deposited in calm marine conditions as sediment. This is typical of shallow water deposition with minimal current or tidal activity. The exceptionally small particles in shale are ideal for preserving the surface details of fossils.
Compaction!!!! :P
Compaction
Slate is formed out of a sedimentary rock called Shale. It is a foliated metamorphic rock.
Shale is a sedimentary rock formed from mud on the bottoms of bodies of water and in floodplains.
The parent rock for slate is shale.
Siltstone is a sedimentary rock that formed in ancient marine environments. Shale was also formed this way and is a sedimentary rock.
the answer is sandstone
No . Shale is formed my the metamorphism of the rock - Slate
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
This is Shale, a Sedimentary rock.
Slate is formed out of a sedimentary rock called Shale. It is a foliated metamorphic rock.
Slate is a metamorphic rock formed from the parent rock shale.
Slate is the metamorphic rock, formed from regional (heat and pressure applied) metamorphism on shale.
shale
The sediments that eventually formed the rock shale were generally still water clay and mud particles.
Slate. Slate is a low grade metamorphic rock derived from shale or mudstone.
No. Shale is a sedimentary rock formed from mud.
No, slate is a metamorphic rock that is formed by shale
Shale is made from layers of mud and clay pressed together. :)