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mudstone

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mud·stone  (mdstn)
n.
A fine-grained, dark gray sedimentary rock, formed from silt and clay and similar to shale but without laminations.

mudstone [ˈmʌdˌstəʊn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a dark grey clay rock similar to shale but with the lamination less well developed

mudstone  (mdstn)
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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The substandard mudstone was susceptible to frost and likely to crack up the road surface.
Alas, this fascinating chunk of rock, sticking out of the nye mudstone near Depoe Bay and discovered recently by a beachcomber, is probably only a feast for the imagination and not an ancient Testudines, say scientists and fossil experts who've taken a closer gander.
The millionaire businesswoman is a partner in Mudstone LLP - which wants to build 40 homes on a field in Brixham, Devon.
 
 
 
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