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Definition of Quartzites

Quartzite
Quartzite Quartz"ite, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.) Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.

Meaning of Quartzites from wikipedia

- tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to grey, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink and red due...
- Monkton Quartzite consists of red ferruginous quartzite interbedded with lesser buff and white quartzites. Additionally, there are thick sections of dolomite...
- Quartzite Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 7,762 feet (2,366 m). Quartzite Mountain was named for nearby quartzite deposits...
- the Onega Region (Каменные строительные материалы Прионежья), Part I: Quartzites and Sandstones, pp. 28-33 by Vladimir Timofeev [ru] (public domain) Александра...
- Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties...
- confirmed that Quartz is fictionalized version of the real town of "Quartzite" [sic]. William Hogan's 1981 coming-of-age novel The Quartzsite Trip is...
- Baraboo Quartzite is a Precambrian geological formation of quartzite, found in the region of Baraboo, Wisconsin. While pure quartzite is usually white...
- The Quartzites et Poudingues de Trémentines is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. Earth sciences...
- Aventurine is a form of quartzite, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening...
- The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada. It is...