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Argillaceous
Argillaceous meaning
Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
Synonyms of Argillaceous
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Coined by scientists Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas in their 1964 article "Nature of Argillaceous Odour", published in the journal Nature.
Geologically, the island consists of gneiss and argillaceous schists with occasional tufts and other sedimentary layers from which fossils have been recovered.