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lutite

A general name used for consolidated rocks composed of silt and/or clay and of the associated materials which, when mixed with water, form mud; e.g., shale, mudstone, and calcilutite. The term is equivalent to the Greek-derived term "pelite." Etymol: Latin lutum, mud. Also spelled lutyte.

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