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quartzite
[ kwawrt-sahyt ]
quartzite
/ ˈkwɔːtsaɪt /
noun
- a very hard metamorphic rock consisting of a mosaic of intergrown quartz crystals
- a white or grey sandstone composed of quartz
quartzite
/ kwôrt′sīt′ /
- A metamorphic rock consisting entirely of quartz. Quartzite forms when sandstone or chert are heated during metamorphism.
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Other Words From
- quartz·it·ic [kwawrt-, sit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quartzite1
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Example Sentences
Tutankhamun’s granite sarcophagus lid, a mismatch for the quartzite bottom, provides another clue to workers’ frenzied efforts.
Depicting Amenhotep in the style of Osiris, the statues stood 26 feet high and were carved from a single block of quartzite sandstone that came from hundreds of miles away.
The rocks comprised weathered schists, quartzite, and granite—the last only in detached blocks.
The most elevated rock, in place, on the sources of the Mississippi, is found to be quartzite.
Large, biface, quartzite tools are in association with the points, which are all made from quartzite.
Much of the flint and quartzite used at the Camp Creek Site has poor flaking qualities, resulting in a poorly manufactured point.
Of the nine measured examples, seven are made of black to gray local flint, one is quartzite and one chalcedony.
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