greywacke

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈɡɹeɪwakə/

Noun

greywacke noun

A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.

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Synonyms

graywacke subgraywacke grauwacke subgreywacke wacke metagraywacke greywether metagreywacke wackestone grus graystone koswite gritstone wadd whinstone greystone

Rhymes

graywacke tray wick

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