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Mudstone — formation on Lyme Regis East Beach. Mudstone (also called mudrock) is a fine grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. Grain size is up to 0.0625 mm (0.0025 in) with individual grains too small to be… … Wikipedia
Mudstone — photographiée dans les environs de Lyme Regis. La mudstone est une fine roche sédimentaire composée à l origine d argile ou de boue. La granulométrie est si petite qu elle ne peut être distinguée sans microscope. Le terme est d origine… … Wikipédia en Français
mudstone — [mud′stōn΄] n. a fine grained sedimentary rock that is formed from silt and clay, similar to shale but not distinctly laminated … English World dictionary
mudstone — /mud stohn /, n. Geol. a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination. [1730 40; MUD + STONE] * * * ▪ rock sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay or silt sized particles (less than 0.063 mm [0.0025… … Universalium
mudstone — noun Date: circa 1736 an indurated shale produced by the consolidation of mud … New Collegiate Dictionary
mudstone — a) A blocky or massive, fine grained sedimentary rock in which the proportions of clay and silt are approximately equal. b) A general term that includes clay, silt, claystone, siltstone, shale, and argillite, and that should be used only… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
mudstone — n. type of shale (Geology) … English contemporary dictionary
mudstone — noun a dark sedimentary rock formed from consolidated mud and lacking the laminations of shale … English new terms dictionary
mudstone — mud•stone [[t]ˈmʌdˌstoʊn[/t]] n. gel a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
mudstone — /ˈmʌdstoʊn/ (say mudstohn) noun a clayey rock of nearly uniform texture throughout, with little or no lamination …
