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Webster 1913 Edition


Quartzite

Quartz′ite

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
quartzite
.]
(Min.)
Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; – called also
quartz rock
.

Definition 2024


quartzite

quartzite

English

Noun

quartzite (plural quartzites)

  1. a metamorphic rock consisting of interlocking grains of quartz

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