Quartzite Definition

kwôrtsīt
noun
A very hard, metamorphic sandstone so firmly cemented that breakage occurs through grains rather than between them.
Webster's New World
Any sandstone tightly cemented with quartz.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Quartzite

Noun

Singular:
quartzite
Plural:
quartzites

Origin of Quartzite

  • From quartz +"Ž -ite.

    From Wiktionary

Quartzite Sentence Examples

  • The islands are of ironstone formation overlying quartzite and crystalline schists.

  • Sawatch quartzite 50 350 ft.

  • The oldest rocks are gneiss, schist and quartzite, the schist often containing gold.

  • The Nieuwerust beds contain quartzite, arkose and shales.

  • Examined more closely these are found to be vast accumulations of blocks of quartzite, irregular in form, but having a tendency to a rude diamond shape, from 2 to 20 ft.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUA

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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