Definition of wacke in English:

wacke

noun ˈwakəˈwækə

mass nounGeology

A sandstone of which the mud matrix in which the grains are embedded amounts to between 15 and 75 per cent of the mass.
〔地质〕玄砂石；玄武土
Example sentencesExamples
- The rounded conglomerate pebbles consist of siltstone, mudstone, wacke, granophyric igneous rocks, and various intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks, set in a matrix rich in quartz and feldspar grains.
- The upper 300 m of the Haengefjeldet Formation is made up of 3-10 m thick well-sorted, normally graded, matrix-supported sandstones and wackes.
- Greywacke is an old term still sometimes used for a particular type of wacke especially in grey-coloured turbidite sequences.
- In the Western zone and the contiguous Hooper Complex, turbiditic quartz wacke was deposited on the Kimberley Craton between c. 1872 and 1865 Ma.
- The Annascaul Formation is at least 500 m thick, and is dominated by mudrocks with subordinate quartz wacke sandstones, tuffaceous fine conglomerates and melange.

Origin

Early 19th century: from German, from Middle High German wacke 'large stone', Old High German wacko 'pebble'.

Definition of wacke in US English:

wacke

nounˈwakəˈwækə

Geology

A sandstone of which the mud matrix in which the grains are embedded amounts to between 15 and 75 percent of the mass.
〔地质〕玄砂石；玄武土
Example sentencesExamples
- The upper 300 m of the Haengefjeldet Formation is made up of 3-10 m thick well-sorted, normally graded, matrix-supported sandstones and wackes.
- Greywacke is an old term still sometimes used for a particular type of wacke especially in grey-coloured turbidite sequences.
- The rounded conglomerate pebbles consist of siltstone, mudstone, wacke, granophyric igneous rocks, and various intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks, set in a matrix rich in quartz and feldspar grains.
- The Annascaul Formation is at least 500 m thick, and is dominated by mudrocks with subordinate quartz wacke sandstones, tuffaceous fine conglomerates and melange.
- In the Western zone and the contiguous Hooper Complex, turbiditic quartz wacke was deposited on the Kimberley Craton between c. 1872 and 1865 Ma.

Origin

Early 19th century: from German, from Middle High German wacke ‘large stone’, Old High German wacko ‘pebble’.

单词	wacke
释义	Definition of wacke in English: wacke noun ˈwakəˈwækə mass nounGeology A sandstone of which the mud matrix in which the grains are embedded amounts to between 15 and 75 per cent of the mass. 〔地质〕玄砂石；玄武土 Example sentencesExamples The rounded conglomerate pebbles consist of siltstone, mudstone, wacke, granophyric igneous rocks, and various intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks, set in a matrix rich in quartz and feldspar grains. The upper 300 m of the Haengefjeldet Formation is made up of 3-10 m thick well-sorted, normally graded, matrix-supported sandstones and wackes. Greywacke is an old term still sometimes used for a particular type of wacke especially in grey-coloured turbidite sequences. In the Western zone and the contiguous Hooper Complex, turbiditic quartz wacke was deposited on the Kimberley Craton between c. 1872 and 1865 Ma. The Annascaul Formation is at least 500 m thick, and is dominated by mudrocks with subordinate quartz wacke sandstones, tuffaceous fine conglomerates and melange. Origin Early 19th century: from German, from Middle High German wacke 'large stone', Old High German wacko 'pebble'. Definition of wacke in US English: wacke nounˈwakəˈwækə Geology A sandstone of which the mud matrix in which the grains are embedded amounts to between 15 and 75 percent of the mass. 〔地质〕玄砂石；玄武土 Example sentencesExamples The upper 300 m of the Haengefjeldet Formation is made up of 3-10 m thick well-sorted, normally graded, matrix-supported sandstones and wackes. Greywacke is an old term still sometimes used for a particular type of wacke especially in grey-coloured turbidite sequences. The rounded conglomerate pebbles consist of siltstone, mudstone, wacke, granophyric igneous rocks, and various intermediate to felsic volcanic rocks, set in a matrix rich in quartz and feldspar grains. The Annascaul Formation is at least 500 m thick, and is dominated by mudrocks with subordinate quartz wacke sandstones, tuffaceous fine conglomerates and melange. In the Western zone and the contiguous Hooper Complex, turbiditic quartz wacke was deposited on the Kimberley Craton between c. 1872 and 1865 Ma. Origin Early 19th century: from German, from Middle High German wacke ‘large stone’, Old High German wacko ‘pebble’.
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