argilite

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argilite

\aʁ.ʒi.lit\

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Dérivé de argile, avec le suffixe -ite.

noun argilites

Roche clastique consolidée composée d’argile sans litage. Les niveaux d’argilite ont souvent une couleur rougeâtre, mais aussi bleutée, grisâtre, violacée, bariolée.

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claystone sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles

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@misc{argilite_2026,
  title = {argilite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/argilite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}