wacke

Definitions


[ˈwaki], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sandstone of which the mud matrix in which the grains are embedded amounts to between 15 and 75 per cent of the mass


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Origin:
late 18th century: from German, from Middle High German wacke ‘large stone’, Old High German waggo ‘pebble’




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