mudstone

noun

mud·​stone ˈməd-ˌstōn How to pronounce mudstone (audio)
: an indurated shale produced by the consolidation of mud

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Buried inside a slab of ancient mudstone in what was once an inlet leading into a lake bounded by Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover’s sample number 25 is potentially a Martian astrobiological game-changer. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 Curiosity has already found organic deposits trapped in mudstone that once contained organic molecules. Harriet Marsden, theweek, 24 July 2024 According to the listing in the Portable Antiquities Scheme’s database, the rock is probably mudstone or shale. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 This is a land of limestone, sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone — basic sedimentary rock. Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mudstone 

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First Known Use

circa 1736, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mudstone was circa 1736

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“Mudstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudstone. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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