mudstone

mudstone
/mud"stohn'/, n. Geol.
a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.
[1730-40; MUD + STONE]

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rock
      sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay- or silt-sized particles (less than 0.063 mm [0.0025 inch] in diameter); it is not laminated or easily split into thin layers. Some geologists designate as mudstone any similar rock that is blocky or massive; others, however, prefer a broader definition that includes all of the members of the shale group. See also siltstone.

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