"greywacke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.ə/ [UK], /ˈɡɹeɪ.wæk/ (note: GS) Forms: greywackes [plural]
Etymology: Anglicised form of grauwacke. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} greywacke (countable and uncountable, plural greywackes)
  1. (geology) A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix. Wikipedia link: greywacke Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Synonyms: graywacke Derived forms: metagreywacke, metagraywacke Translations (hard dark sandstone): droba [feminine] (Czech), grauvakka (Finnish), whatuaho (Maori), szarogłaz [masculine] (Polish), граува́кка (grauvákka) [feminine] (Russian)

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