Wackestone Definition

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Definition

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

History

Origin

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

Other Categories

Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

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Define Wackestone

Wackestone is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Wackestone in general, A carbonate rock which is matrix supported and contains over 10% allochems in a carbonate mud matrix.. Wackestone comes under Sedimentary Rocks. All Sedimentary Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Wackestone Definition, know more about the History of Wackestone, Etymology of Wackestone in next sections.