wacke
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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.
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These compact lavas alternate with tuffs, amygdaloids, and wacke, and in some places with coarse conglomerate.
From Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin
The range bordering the eastern shore of the lake is basalt and basaltic wacke; on the western, it is partly gypsum and limestone, but resting on basalt.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
