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mudstone
[ muhd-stohn ]
/ ˈmʌdˌstoʊn /
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noun Geology.
a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
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British Dictionary definitions for mudstone
mudstone
/ (ˈmʌdˌstəʊn) /
noun
a dark grey clay rock similar to shale but with the lamination less well developed
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Scientific definitions for mudstone
mudstone
[ mŭd′stōn′ ]
A fine-grained, dark gray sedimentary rock consisting primarily of compacted and hardened silt and clay, similar to shale but without laminations. The proportions of silt and clay in mudstone are approximately equal.
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