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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > geology > rocks > sedimentary rocks > argillite
Preferred Term:

argilita

Definition:
Roca arcillosa compacta (gredosa) que se diferencia del esquisto en que está cementada con sílice y, de la pizarra, en que no presenta una exfoliación pizarrosa.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
rocas sedimentarias
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210679
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-02-19, last modified 2014-11-17