What type of layered rock got its name from the Greek for "split"? (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCHIST What type of layered rock got its name from the Greek for "split"? (6) (6)
7% SHALE Layered rock (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
7% STRATA Casserole named for its layers (6) Universal Sep 13, 2025
6% MADEDO Got by with what was available (6) Universal Oct 9, 2025
6% DUTCH What we got "cockatoo" from (5) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
6% TEE Type of shirt named after its shape (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 19, 2025
6% BLT Sandwich named after its layers: Abbr. (3)
5% PLY Layer (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
5% COAT Layer of paint (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
5% TITANIC What's helped to split it - an iceberg? (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
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