wacke
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wacke
1795–1805; < German: a kind of stone
Example Sentences
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Another name for a lithic wacke is greywacke.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The terms quartz wacke, lithic wacke, and feldspathic wacke are used.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The quartz arenite and arkose have relatively little silt-clay matrix, while the lithic wacke has abundant matrix.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The Shoan mountains, of alpine height, exhibit a structure of basalt, wacke, and trachyte; the latter, in all its varieties, surrounds a nucleus of basalt, basaltic wacke, and dolerite.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Passing along the face of the murderous hill, which is of wacke formation, the road descended by several sloping terraces, to the level valley through which the river winds.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
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