Associations to the word «Siltstone»
Noun
- Sandstone
- Shale
- Conglomerate
- Limestone
- Triassic
- Silt
- Quartz
- Outcrop
- Basalt
- Formation
- Sediment
- Carbonate
- Pebble
- Stratum
- Cretaceous
- Slate
- Crag
- Seam
- Silica
- Deposit
- Fossil
- Watershed
- Coal
- Thickness
- Clay
- Layer
- Chunk
- Rock
- Granite
- Bed
- Sequence
- Geology
- Basin
- Ripple
- Fell
- Fine
- Forming
- Deposition
- Sand
- Slope
- Calcium
- Olive
- Ledge
- Lower
- Upper
- Gravel
- Shelf
- Flood
- Ridge
- Specimen
- Cliff
- Environment
- Delta
- Summit
- Flat
Adjective
Wiktionary
SILTSTONE, noun. A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
Dictionary definition
SILTSTONE, noun. A fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt.
Wise words
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fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.