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Mudstone
Mudstone

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Mudstone is a fine-grained, dark gray sedimentary rock, which is formed from silt and clay and is similar to shale but has less laminations
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William Smith
From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz
Sedimentary Rocks
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
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Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
 
Pyrolite is an igneous rock consisting of about three parts of peridotite and one part of basalt
Pike County, U.S
Unknown
From the chemical and mineralogical composition of the upper mantle of the Earth
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Plutonic
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock