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quartz·ite

 (kwôrt′sīt′)
n.
A rock formed from the metamorphism of quartz sandstone.
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quartzite

(ˈkwɔːtsaɪt)
n
1. (Geological Science) a very hard metamorphic rock consisting of a mosaic of intergrown quartz crystals
2. (Geological Science) a white or grey sandstone composed of quartz
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quartz•ite

(ˈkwɔrt saɪt)

n.
a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
[1840–50]
quartz•it′ic (-ˈsɪt ɪk) adj.
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quartz·ite

(kwôrt′sīt′)
A metamorphic rock consisting entirely of quartz. Quartzite forms when quartz crystals in sandstone or chert are heated during metamorphism, and grow into larger crystals.
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quartzite

Sandstone that has been changed over time to solid quartz rock.
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Noun1.quartzite - hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
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quartzite

[ˈkwɔːtsaɪt] Ncuarcita f
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quartzite

nQuarzfels m
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quartzite

[ˈkwɔːtsaɪt] nquarzite f
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The local geology comprises neoproterozoic mica-schists and quartzites, which build up the Bocaina mountain range, which form a montane landscape with approximate elevation range of 1020-1250 m, with slopes up to 100% (Fig.
We investigated the effects of soil texture and altitude on SOC retention under native forests in Brazil, by sampling two pairs of soils of coarser and finer texture, developed respectively from quartzite and mica-schist.
M2 EQUITYBITES-April 12, 2013-Mechel OAO ships first 680 tonnes of quartzites from Uvatsk Deposit in the Irkutsk Region, Russia(C)2013 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com
The Effon Psammite formation (Hubbard et al., 1966; De Swardt, 1953; Dempster, 1967; Caby and Boesse, 2001) comprises quartzites, quartz schists and granulites which occur largely east of Ilesha and run for nearly 180 km in a NNE-SSW direction.
The area protects a rock outcrop representing the tectonic contact between older underlying clay slates of the Zahofany rock series and younger Skalka quartzites bordering alongside of the most important fault in the Prague territory, the Prague Fault (see Figs.
The importance of textural analysis to interpretation of naturally deformed rocks is reflected in papers by Stipp et al., (quartzites), Liess et al., (amphibolites) and Zucali et al., (glaucophanite).
On the central Kimberley plateau, points are generally made of quartzites knapped from the cortical margins of boulders and outcrops.
The ridge consists of mostly yellowish or pinkish white medium-grained quartzites dipping 50 [degrees] to the south.
Lode gold is emplaced into competent quartzites in Proterozoic turbidites during |thin skin' tectonics in the external zone of the pre-Cambrian kibaran belt.
These Mn-ores are associated with serpentinites, greenschists, epidote-amphibolites and quartzites. Medium to thick-bedded quartzite generally overlies and the epidote-amphibolite underlies the manganese ore bodies in the study area.