Meaning Of The Word Mudstone

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mudstone in American English
a fine-grained sedimentary rock that is formed from silt and clay, similar to shale but not distinctly laminated
noun: a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination

mudstone in British English
noun: a dark grey clay rock similar to shale but with the lamination less well developed

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