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Siltstone, also known as aleurolite,Gyöngyi Farkas Characterization of subterranean bacteria in the Hungarian Upper Permian Siltstone (Aleurolite) Formation Canadian Journal of Microbiology 46(6):559-64 is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of . It is a form of with a low content, which can be distinguished from by its lack of fissility.

Although its permeability and porosity is relatively low, siltstone is sometimes a reservoir rock, an unconventional reservoir for that requires hydraulic fracturing for economic gas production.Ben E. Law and Charles W. Spencer, 1993, "Gas in tight reservoirs-an emerging major source of energy", in David G. Howell (ed.), The Future of Energy Gasses, US Geological Survey, Professional Paper 1570, p.233-252.

Siltstone was prized in for manufacturing statuary and . The siltstone quarried at was a hard, fine-grained siltstone that resisted flaking and was almost ideal for such uses.

(2025). 9780192854193, Oxford University Press. .


Description
There is not complete agreement on the definition of siltstone. One definition is that siltstone is mudrock ( sedimentary rock containing at least 50% clay and silt) in which at least 2/3 of the clay and silt fraction is composed of silt-sized particles. Silt is defined as grains 2–62 μm in diameter, or 4 to 8 on the Krumbein phi (φ) scale.
(1980). 9780914696148, Hemphill's Bookstore. .
An alternate definition is that siltstone is any sedimentary rock containing 50% or more of silt-sized particles. Siltstones can be distinguished from claystone in the by chewing a small sample; claystone feels smooth while siltstone feels gritty.

Siltstones differ significantly from due to their smaller pores and a higher propensity for containing a significant fraction. Although often mistaken for a , siltstone lacks the laminations and fissility along horizontal lines which are typical of shale. Siltstones may contain . Unless the siltstone is fairly shaly, is likely to be obscure and it tends to at oblique angles unrelated to bedding.


Origin
Siltstone is an unusual rock, in which most of the silt grains are made of . The origin of quartz silt has been a topic of much research and debate. Some quartz silt likely has its origin in fine-grained foliated metamorphic rock, while much marine silt is likely biogenic,
(2025). 9781405177832, Wiley-Blackwell.
but most quartz sediments come from granitic rocks in which quartz grains are much larger than quartz silt.
(1980). 9780387904306, Springer-Verlag.
Highly energetic processes are required to break these grains down to silt size. Among proposed mechanism are glacial grinding; weathering in cold, tectonically active mountain ranges; normal weathering, particularly in tropical regions; and formation in hot desert environments by salt weathering.

Siltstones form in relatively quiet depositional environments where fine particles can settle out of the transporting medium (air or water) and accumulate on the surface.

(2025). 9780393924077, W.W. Norton.
They are found in /ref> in deltas,Lineback, Jerry Alvin. "Deep-water sediments adjacent to the Borden Siltstone (Mississippian) delta in southern Illinois." Circular no. 401 (1966). in glacial deposits, and in miogeosynclinal settings.


Locations with siltstone donation
  • Cheltenham Badlands, Canada
  • , Hong Kong - Siltstone layered with conglomerate


Footnotes
  • (1980). 9780136427100, Prentice-Hall.
  • Williams, Howel, Francis J. Turner and Charles M. Gilbert, 1954, Petrography, W. H. Freeman

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