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Dashes without lamination marking a mudstone unit.
Also known as: Mudstone ornament, Unlaminated mudrock pattern
On a geological section a mudstone unit is ornamented with short broken dashes, distinguishing it from shale, which is drawn with continuous laminations.
Short broken horizontal dashes scattered across the rock unit rather than continuous lines.