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ˈmʌdˌstoʊnmud·stone
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A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.
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Mudstone
Mudstone is a fine grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. Grain size is up to 0.0625 mm with individual grains too small to be distinguished without a microscope. With increased pressure over time the platey clay minerals may become aligned, with the appearance of fissility or parallel layering. This finely bedded material that splits readily into thin layers is called shale, as distinct from mudstone. The lack of fissility or layering in mudstone may be due either to original texture or to the disruption of layering by burrowing organisms in the sediment prior to lithification. Mud rocks, such as mudstone and shale comprise some 65% of all sedimentary rocks. Mudstone looks like hardened clay and, depending upon circumstances under which it was formed, it may show cracks or fissures, like a sun-baked clay deposit. They can be separated into these categories: ⁕Siltstone - greater than half of the composition is silt-sized particles. ⁕Claystone - greater than half of the composition is clay-sized particles. ⁕Mudstone - hardened mud; a mix of silt and clay sized particles. Mudstone can include: ⁕Shale - exhibits lamination or fissility.Argillite - has undergone low grade metamorphism.
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Mudstone
Sedimentary rock made of mud particles that has been cemented together over many,many years.
Submitted by JP03 on October 28, 2014
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mudstone in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mudstone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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