-
distinguish it from
metamorphic quartzite,
which is
sometimes called metaquartzite to
emphasize its
metamorphic origins.
Quartzite is very
resistant to...
-
exposed crystalline ba****t made of high-pressure
subduction rocks such as
blueschist and
metaquartzite (picture
taken at 2,400
metres or 7,900 feet)...
- term
orthoquartzite is used to
distinguish such
sedimentary rock from
metaquartzite produced by metamorphism. By extension, the term
orthoquartzite has...
-
quartz sand
grains results in very
compact quartzite, also
known as
metaquartzite, in
which the
often larger quartz crystals are interlocked. Both high...
-
quartz sand
grains results in very
compact quartzite, also
known as
metaquartzite, in
which the
often larger quartz crystals are interlocked. Both high...
-
mineral eskolaite,
which is
found in chromium-rich
tremolite skarns,
metaquartzites, and
chlorite veins.
Eskolaite is also a rare
component of chondrite...
-
Australian continent by single-grain
zircon analysis of Mt
Narryer metaquartzite", Nature, 315 (6014): 52–55, Bibcode:1985Natur.315...52S, doi:10.1038/315052a0...
- Due to the
difficulty in
distinguishing quartz from
metaquartzite rock fragments,
metaquartzite is
always plotted on the Q pole of the QFR
diagram along...
- Roosevelt's hat box. On
display in the hotel's
entrance was a 126,000-pound
metaquartzite boulder,
divided in half. The boulder,
approximately 150
million years...
- intrusions.
Metamorphic rocks of the
Nimrod Group include mica schists,
metaquartzites,
banded gneisses,
augen gneisses and marbles, all
mostly derived from...
