I can't count the number of telegrams and semaphore messages I have received in response to my "post" about the JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTARY RESEARCH. Well, kids, keep your eyes peeled for the December issue! There's an article about mud in the works that I think you'll find very informative. The abstract says it best: the examination of a particular "gas-charged shale unit" is "potentially useful for recognition of similar nearshore mud-prone deposits elsewhere."
