Quartzite Definition
kwôrtsīt
noun
A very hard, metamorphic sandstone so firmly cemented that breakage occurs through grains rather than between them.
Webster's New World
Any sandstone tightly cemented with quartz.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Quartzite
Noun
Singular:
quartzite
Plural:
quartzitesOrigin of Quartzite
-
From quartz +"Ž -ite.
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