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The 10 pages that link to Shale, each with the reason it gives.

• Sedimentary rockBroader topic: Its mud-sized particles commonly settle in quiet water.

• LithificationBroader topic: Its compacted clay-rich particles illustrate strong compaction and limited pore connectivity.

• Reservoir rockCompared with: Its low permeability commonly contrasts with the flow capacity sought in reservoirs.

• SlateRelated: Shale is a common precursor whose minerals realign during slate formation.

• MudstoneCompared with: Shale is fissile, whereas mudstone generally lacks easy splitting into thin sheets.

• FlyschRelated: Quiet intervals between flow events often leave mud that later becomes shale.

• SiltstoneCompared with: Siltstone can resemble shale, but shale's fissility is a defining texture.

• MudrockBroader topic: Shale is a fissile mudrock, distinguished by its tendency to split into sheets.

• BenbulbinRelated: Less resistant shale beneath the limestone contributes to Benbulbin’s stepped slopes.

• Clastic rockBroader topic: Shale commonly forms from compacted clay- and silt-rich clastic sediment.