NOUN (1)

1. a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages;

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Argillite \Ar"gil*lite\, n. [Gr. ? clay + -lite.] (Min.)
   Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is
   bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish
   red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit"ic, a.
   [1913 Webster]

U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Argillite, KY
  Zip code(s): 41121