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Wackestone
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Definition

Definition

A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.

History

Origin

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Discoverer

Unknown

Etymology

From the English mud and stone, from low German mudde and stainaz

Class

Sedimentary Rocks

Sub-Class

Durable Rock, Soft Rock

Family

Group

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Other Categories

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Define Wackestone

Wackestone is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Wackestone in general, . Wackestone comes under Sedimentary Rocks. All have similar properties and formation process. Along with Wackestone Definition, know more about the History of Wackestone, Etymology of Wackestone in next sections.