quartzite
noun
- a very hard, metamorphic sandstone so firmly cemented that breakage occurs through grains rather than between them
- any sandstone tightly cemented with quartz
See quartzite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kwôrtˈsītˌ)
noun A rock formed from the metamorphism of quartz sandstone.
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