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PRONUNCIATION OF MUDSTONE

mudstone  [ˈmʌdˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUDSTONE

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Mudstone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MUDSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mudstone

Mudstone

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, 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.

Definition of mudstone in the English dictionary

The definition of mudstone in the dictionary is a dark grey clay rock similar to shale but with the lamination less well developed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUDSTONE


bloodstone
ˈblʌdˌstəʊn
bondstone
ˈbɒndˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
fieldstone
ˈfiːldˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
goldstone
ˈɡəʊldˌstəʊn
grindstone
ˈɡraɪndˌstəʊn
headstone
ˈhɛdˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
loadstone
ˈləʊdˌstəʊn
lodestone
ˈləʊdˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
toadstone
ˈtəʊdˌstəʊn
woodstone
ˈwʊdˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUDSTONE

mudge
mudguard
mudhole
mudhook
mudir
mudiria
mudlark
mudlogger
mudlogging
mudpack
mudra
mudrock
mudroom
mudscow
mudsill
mudskipper
mudslide
mudslinger
mudslinging
mudwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUDSTONE

birthstone
bluestone
brownstone
capstone
cobblestone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
greystone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
Maidstone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
stepping stone
stone
tombstone
tone
touchstone

Synonyms and antonyms of mudstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mudstone» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

泥岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mudstone
570 millions of speakers

English

mudstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mudstone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحجار الطين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аргиллит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lamito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mudstone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mudstone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu lapis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tonstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

泥岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mudstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá bùn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mudstone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूडस्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çamurtaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mudstone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mułowcową
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аргиллит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mudstone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mudstone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moddersteen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mudstone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mudstone
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUDSTONE»

The term «mudstone» is regularly used and occupies the 62.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUDSTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mudstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUDSTONE»

Discover the use of mudstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mudstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clay Materials Used in Construction
The discussion below is based on recent reviews of the engineering properties of the mudstones of the Mercia Mudstone Group by Hobbs et al. (2002), Chandler & Forster (2001) and various BGS reports to which reference should be made for ...
George M. Reeves, Ian Sims, J. C. Cripps, 2006
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Earthworks: A Guide
5.1 Mercia Mudstone The Mercia Mudstone (formerly Keuper Marl) is a series of red-brown mudstones with subordinate siltstones and sandstones of Triassic age . In the UK it outcrops on both sides of the Pennines, in the Midlands and ...
N. A. Trenter, 2001
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Muds and Mudstones: Physical and Fluid-flow Properties
(1980) provided a useful, simplified terminology based purely on grain size. Using this classification scheme, mud is a sediment predominantly composed of clay and silt, a mudstone is a sedimentary rock composed of lithified mud and shale ...
Andrew C. Aplin, A. J. Fleet, Joe H. S. Macquaker, 1999
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Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin: Crustal ...
F1 - Massive and laminated mudstone and siltstone Mudstone to fine Tabular beds 0.5-35 cm thick; gray to gray-green and sandstone dark-gray structureless mudstone interbedded with minor (<3%) siltstone and fine-grained sandstone.
Kenneth D. Ridgway, 2007
5
Engineering Geology for Tomorrow's Cities
The mudstones of the Radcliffe, Gunthorpe, Edwalton and Cropwell Bishop Formations of the Mercia Mudstone Group consist of stiff to hard silty clayey material. Particle size analyses carried out on fresh or less weathered mudstones from the ...
M. G. Culshaw, 2009
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Subsurface Sediment Mobilization
anticline, Brunei Darussalam and inferences for hydrocarbon reservoirs C.K. MORLEY Department of Petroleum Geoscience, University of Brunei Darussalam , Bandar Seri Begawan, 2028, Brunei Darussalam Abstract: Mudstone intrusions in ...
Pieter Rensbergen, 2003
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Progress in Landslide Science
Extensive research done on the residual shear strength of the Tertiary mudstone showed that mudstones are rich in expansive clay minerals. Those clay minerals are responsible for making the mudstone highly weathering susceptible, which ...
Kyoji Sassa, Hiroshi. Fukuoka, Fawu Wang, 2007
8
Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils
Content (%) Water Total density Coarser than Finer than Depth (m) Soft rock type content (%) p,(g/cm3) 0.074mm 0.074mm -19.0 Sandy mudstone 35 1.84 15 85 19.0 ~ 35.0 Sandstone, mudstone & 36 1.85 20 80 sandy mudstone 35.0 ~ 49.0 ...
T. S. Tan, 2003
9
Glacier Country: Montana's Glacier National Park
The Altyn limestone passes upward into the green and dark gray mudstones of the Appekuny formation. T/tp The Appekuny mudstone is several thousand feet of « j somber green rock that becomes very dark in the western /xppCKUYiy part of  ...
‎1990
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Depositional Environments, Lithostratigraphy, and ...
code-charophyte wackestone (lithofacies A) that overlies the mudstone and forms the top of Railroad Buttes. Mile post 114 section. This section is located east of Wall, Pen- nington County, South Dakota, near mile post 114 of Interstate 90 ...
Dennis O. Terry, Hannan E. LaGarry, Robert M. Hunt (Jr.), 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUDSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mudstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Primitive fish fossils found in Qld
Among them was Dr Holland, who said he screamed when he found the cooyoo eye-socket while turning over pieces of mudstone. The fish ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Utah's 'Grand Staircase' Leads Back in Time to Dinosaur Shangri-La
Most fossils have been excavated from a part of the plateau called the Kaiparowits formation, a multilayered band of sandstone and mudstone ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Plate Tectonics, A Driving Factor Behind Life's Evolution?
of Tasmania to (analyze) more than 4,000 pyrite grains from seafloor mudstone samples collected from around the globe,” writes Ross Large, ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Primitive fish fossils found in Queensland
Among them was Dr Holland, who said he screamed when he found the cooyoo eye-socket while turning over pieces of mudstone. The fish ... «SBS, Jul 15»
5
Ecology from treetop to bedrock: Human influence in Earth's critical …
... large conifers sink their roots deep through the soil and into fractures in the mudstone bedrock, tapping water reserves that scientists are only ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
6
Plate tectonics may have driven the evolution of life on Earth
... at the University of Tasmania to analyse more than 4,000 pyrite grains from seafloor mudstone samples collected from around the globe. «HeritageDaily, Jul 15»
7
Work to start on super-playground
Landscaping will borrow from the Murray River location with mudstone walls and the retention of the existing mature gum trees. Albury Council ... «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
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Quarry will be extended despite concerns
... an additional 300,000 tonnes of gritstone block, approximately 1m tonnes of aggregate and 160,000 tonnes of interbedded shale/mudstone. «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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100 million-year-old fossils shed new light on Australia's ancient …
“I was looking at a spot where there'd been fossils found years before and I was turning over these slabs of mudstone and I guess I just ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Do MOUNTAINS hold the key to why animals started walking on …
... the journal Gondwana Research, used laser technology to analyse more than 4,000 pyrite grains from mudstone samples obtained from the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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