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- pronunciation:
- sheIl
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Shale is a somewhat soft rock that is usually gray or black and can easily break into thin, flat layers. Finding shale where you live usually means that this place was once under water many years ago. Sometimes you can find fossils in shale.
While Lily was playing in the creek, she picked up a piece of shale that had curved lines in it. She wondered if it could be a fossil. |
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