<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31438530</termId><termName>shale</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Argillaceous sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud; it may be gray, red, brown, or black. It is finely laminated and weak along planes allowing the rock to split easily. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:58:12</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31438531</termId><termName>shales</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31412258</termId><termName>argillaceous rock</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31457354</termId><termName>clay shale</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>NT</relationType><termId>31457356</termId><termName>black shale</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31412368</termId><termName>sapropel</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>