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SILTSTONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siltstone mean? 

SILTSTONE (noun)
  The noun SILTSTONE has 1 sense:

1. a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated siltplay

  Familiarity information: SILTSTONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SILTSTONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("siltstone" is a kind of...):

sandstone (a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.))


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