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siltstone

noun

  1. sedimentary rock which has a grain size in the silt range (per ISO 14688 between 0.002 and 0.063 mm)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From silt + stone.

  1. A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
siltstone — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony