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The 6 pages that link to Mudstone, each with the reason it gives.

• ShaleCompared with: Its similar composition but weaker tendency to split separates it from shale.

• SlateRelated: Mudstone can become slate when burial and tectonic pressure alter its fabric.

• SiltstoneCompared with: Mudstone may contain silt, but its broader grain mixture distinguishes it from siltstone.

• GreywackeCompared with: Mudstone consists mostly of fine grains, unlike greywacke’s sand-sized grains within a muddy matrix.

• MudrockBroader topic: Mudstone is a non-fissile mudrock, unlike shale.

• Clastic rockBroader topic: Mudstone is a clastic alternative to fissile shale among mud-rich rocks.