Editing 40d Talk:Shale

So how high are my chances of finding bituminous coal or lignite in shale? I have found most other stones from the table, but no coal yet. I am getting into deeper levels now where i hit almost only marble and granite.. :( Any tips? --[[User:Koltom|Koltom]] 22:49, 4 March 2008 (EST)
:If you didn't see them on the Embark screen, chances are you don't have the stuff and will have to import it. --[[User:Digger|Digger]] 23:32, 4 March 2008 (EST)
::digger, the embark screen only shows layers, and coal doesnt come in layers so wont show there. koltom, shale has the same odds as any other sedementary layer at finding it, which includes the chance to not find any at all. -[[User:Chariot|Chariot]] 02:13, 5 March 2008 (EST)
:::So if I have a shale layer, I ''MAY'' have bituminous coal or lignite? Does presence of an aquifier in shale affect(excluding the obvious aquifier effects of course) these chances? --[[User:Digger|Digger]] 02:58, 5 March 2008 (EST)

::: [[User:Koltom|Koltom]] grumbles mildly and digs on
:::: [[User:Koltom|Koltom]] rejoices! He has found bit coal (in shale)!
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 ::: [[User:Koltom|Koltom]] grumbles mildly and digs on
 :::: [[User:Koltom|Koltom]] rejoices! He has found bit coal (in shale)!
-== Unrefined humor, please edit for posting to the main page.  ==
-I enjoy research but I'm not good at editing and fine word play. I usually only acheive wit by accedent or vast amounts of time spent in pre-planning, and I just don't have that kind of patience right now. I don't want all the chaff (the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain; something comparatively worthless) that comes with posting such rough work to the main page so I post it here, for your manipulation. Yes, I expect to still get chaffed (teased good-naturedly) . Just, hopefully, less so.         -- [[user:Teres_Draconis|jaz]] ... on this day, at this time.
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-I researched several kinds of shale for this article. Some interesting things I have learned.
-"Shale is the most common sedimentary rock."  -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale
-Wheeler Shale is a middle cambrian rock.  -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_shale
-Wianamatta shale "produces a rich clayey soil, often with poor drainage, such as that in the Cumberland Plain."   -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wianamatta_shale
-Bearpaw shale is known for it's many fossiles, none of which seem to be bears, their paws, or even paw prints. -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearpaw_shale
-"The Barnett Shale is known as a "tight" gas reservoir"  -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnett_Shale
-I took all this together, and considered what I knew and what I didn't... And then went to look up "cambrian".
-The first definition of cambrian in the m-w.com dictionary is "welsh". Considering all the locations these rocks name as being from (Several N.American and Australian locations) I somehow didn't think these rocks were all from wales, but I followed the link to see.... imaine how surprised I was when I found out that it means to avoid payment or to break one's word... this rock is not to be trusted!
-And then I remembered... one of the other meanings for "common" is "unfit for polite company; coarse or unrefined". Definately in keeping with breaking one's word and having a misleading name.
-So here you have it. Shale is a flatulent, rough, untrustworthy rock. How common.
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