MUDSTONE

Mudstone can be separated into these categories:

 Siltstone — more than half of the composition is silt-sized

particles.

 Claystone — more than half of the composition is clay-sized

particles.

Mudstone — hardened mud; a mix of silt and clay sized particles.

Mudstone can include:

Argillite — has undergone low-grade metamorphism

Shale — exhibits lamination or fissility.

Mudstone, a type of mud rock, is a fine-

grained sedimentary rock whose original
constituents were clays or muds. Grain size
is up to 0.063 millimeters with individual
grains too small to be distinguished
without a microscope.