wacke

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Another name for a lithic wacke is greywacke.

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 terms quartz wacke, lithic wacke, and feldspathic wacke are used.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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 Harris, William Cornwallis

From these considerations it is not surprising that formerly many geologists believed in real transitions from aqueous deposits, through wacke, into igneous traps.

From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles