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A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.
From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Greenschist is a metamorphic rock that is formed under lowest temperatures and pressures and is usually produced by regional metamorphism
From minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and platy minerals such as muscovite and platy serpentine which are green in color
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock