QUARTZITE


Meaning of QUARTZITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwȯrt-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1847

: a compact granular rock composed of quartz and derived from sandstone by metamorphism

• quartz·it·ic kwȯrt-ˈsi-tik adjective

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