Definition of Quartzites. Meaning of Quartzites. Synonyms of Quartzites

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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...
- Baraboo Quartzite is a Precambrian geological formation of quartzite, found in the region of Baraboo, Wisconsin. While pure quartzite is usually white...
- the Onega Region (Каменные строительные материалы Прионежья), Part I: Quartzites and Sandstones, pp. 28-33 by Vladimir Timofeev [ru] (public domain) Александра...
- The Sioux Quartzite is a Proterozoic quartzite that is found in the region around the intersection of Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa, and correlates...
- Quartzite Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the White Cloud Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area...
- The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada. It is...
- 5-unit Unkar Group. The Shinumo Quartzite consists of a series of m****ive, cliff-forming sandstones and sedimentary quartzites. Its cliffs contrast sharply...
- The Sais Quartzite is a geologic formation exposed in the Los Pinos Mountains of central New Mexico. The formation consists of up to 600 feet (180 m)...
- Monkton Quartzite consists of red ferruginous quartzite interbedded with lesser buff and white quartzites. Additionally, there are thick sections of dolomite...
- The Cambrian Hardyston Formation or Hardyston Quartzite is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was originally described by Wolff...