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单词 mudstone
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mudstone

[ muhd-stohn ]
/ ˈmʌdˌstoʊn /

noun Geology.

a clayey rock with the texture and composition of shale but little or no lamination.

Origin of mudstone

First recorded in 1730–40; mud + stone

Words nearby mudstone

mud slide, mudslinging, mud snake, mudspate, mudspringer, mudstone, mud stream, mudsucker, mud turtle, mud volcano, mud wasp
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British Dictionary definitions for mudstone

mudstone
/ (ˈmʌdˌstəʊn) /

noun

a dark grey clay rock similar to shale but with the lamination less well developed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for mudstone

mudstone
[ mŭdstōn′ ]

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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