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    Shales Are Usually Described as Weak Because They Are ________
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Shales Are Usually Described as Weak Because They Are ________

Question 161

Question 161

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Shales are usually described as weak because they are ________.


A) so porous and permeable
B) devoid of quartz
C) only compacted but not well cemented
D) too thinly bedded to use for building stone

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