Wacke

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  • n. A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A soft homogeneous clay arising from the decomposition of some form of volcanic or eruptive rock. It is of a greenish or brownish color. Compare graywacke.
  • Word Usage
    "The basis of these lower lavas is rather wacke than basalt; when it is spongy, it resembles the amygdaloids* of Frankfort-on-the-Main."
    Equivalent
    wacky