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subgraywacke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
subgraywacke
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The most common type of sandstone, intermediate in composition between orthoquartzite and graywacke, typically composed of 30% to 65% quartz and chert, less than 15% clay matrix, more than 25% unstable materials such as feldspar grains and rock fragments, and voids or mineral cement exceeding the amount of clay matrix, and being lighter colored and better sorted, and with less matrix, than graywacke.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sub- + graywacke.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

subgraywackes (plural)

Questions

What does subgraywacke mean?
The most common type of sandstone, intermediate in composition between orthoquartzite and graywacke, typically composed of 30% to 65% quartz and chert, less than 15% clay matrix, more than 25% unstable materials such as feldspar grains and rock fragments, and voids or mineral cement exceeding the amount of clay matrix, and being lighter colored and better sorted, and with less matrix, than graywacke.
Where does subgraywacke come from?
From sub- + graywacke.

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