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Graywacke

Graywacke \Gray"wacke`\, n. [G. grauwacke; grau gray + wacke wacke. See Gray, and Wacke, and cf. Grauwacke.] (Geol.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles and sand firmly united together.

Note: This term, derived from the grauwacke of German miners, was formerly applied in geology to different grits and slates of the Silurian series; but it is now seldom used.

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graywacke

n. (alternative form of greywacke English)

Usage examples of "graywacke".

Isle of Man, perhaps three quarters, consists of a barren soil overlaid upon graywacke slate and on clay slate.