mudstone in Finnish
mudstone in Finnish is lietekivi, mutakivi — mudstone means a sedimentary rock with very small grains, originally formed from clay or mud.
mudstone in Finnish
lietekivi
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]
mutakivi
(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. [from 18th c.]
What does "mudstone" mean?
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noun A sedimentary rock with very small grains, originally formed from clay or mud.
"Excavation of the twin bore tunnel will produce around 500,000 tonnes of mudstone and soil, which will be processed on site and then reused to build embankments elsewhere along the route."
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mudstone in a sentence
- Excavation of the twin bore tunnel will produce around 500,000 tonnes of mudstone and soil, which will be processed on site and then reused to build embankments elsewhere along the route.
- The new fossils come from mudstones in central Poland, in beds that have been dated using other, much more common and cosmopolitan, fossils.
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What is "mudstone" in Finnish?
"mudstone" in Finnish is lietekivi, mutakivi. mudstone means: A sedimentary rock with very small grains, originally formed from clay or mud.
Are there other ways to say "mudstone" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "mudstone": lietekivi, mutakivi.
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