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What does wacke mean?

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  1. (geology) A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
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The hole continues through a sedimentary sequence comprised of fine to medium grained wacke and local fine siltstone and argillite sections.
The hole anchored in bedrock at 13.0 metres and cut through wacke with local hematite and epitode alterations to 274.4 metres.
Greywacke is an old term still sometimes used for a particular type of wacke especially in grey-coloured turbidite sequences.
These internal structures are arranged within wacke beds in a regular sequence.
The Long Creek Formation consists of laminated quartzose argillite and sandstone interbedded with altered basaltic rocks and minor quartz-rich lithic wacke.
The most typical external structures of wacke beds are sole markings, which occur on their undersurfaces.

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