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graywacke

or grey·wacke

[ grey-wak, -wak-uh ]
/ ˈgreɪˌwæk, -ˌwæk ə /

noun

Geology. a dark-gray coarse-grained wacke.

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Origin of graywacke

1805–15; partly translation, partly adapted from German Grauwache;see wacke

Words nearby graywacke

gray squirrel, gray substance, gray syndrome, gray trout, gray urn, graywacke, gray water, graywether, gray whale, gray wolf, Graz
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Scientific definitions for graywacke

graywacke
[ grā′wăk′, -wăk′ə ]

Any of various dark gray, coarse-grained sandstones that contain abundant feldspar and rock fragments and often have a clay-rich matrix. Graywackes are thought to originate in environments where erosion, transportation, and deposition happen so quickly that minerals and rock fragments do not have sufficient time to break down into finer constituents.
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