- quartzite
- The characteristic product of the metamorphism of a siliceous sandstone or grit. The term is also used to denote sandstones and grits which have been cemented by silica.
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Quartzite — Quartzite. Le quartzite est une roche siliceuse massive, constituée de cristaux de quartz soudés. Il présente une cassure conchoïdale. Sa couleur est généralement claire. Il existe deux types de quartzite : le quartzite métamorphique (ou… … Wikipédia en Français
quartzite — [ kwartsit ] n. m. • 1823; de quartz ♦ Minér. Roche massive constituée de quartz en agrégats. Le quartzite résulte du métamorphisme des grès. ● quartzite nom masculin Roche siliceuse compacte, très dure, d origine sédimentaire ou métamorphique,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Quartzite — Quartz ite, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.) Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; called also {quartz rock}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quartzite — s. f. O mesmo que quartzito. ♦ Grafia no Brasil: quartzita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
quartzite — [kwôrt′sīt΄] n. [ QUARTZ + ITE1] 1. a very hard, metamorphic sandstone so firmly cemented that breakage occurs through grains rather than between them 2. any sandstone tightly cemented with quartz … English World dictionary
quartzite — quartzitic /kwawrt sit ik/, adj. /kwawrt suyt/, n. a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains. [1840 50; QUARTZ + ITE1] * * * Sandstone that has been converted into a solid quartz rock. Quartzites are… … Universalium
quartzite — kvarcitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Įvairios spalvos, kieta, stiklo blizgesio, grūdėta metamorfinė kvarco uoliena. atitikmenys: angl. quartzite rus. кварцит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Quartzite Mountain — Sp Kvarcitų kálnas Ap Quartzite Mountain L D. Baseino kk., JAV (Nevada) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
quartzite — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1847 a compact granular rock composed of quartz and derived from sandstone by metamorphism • quartzitic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
quartzite — noun a metamorphic rock consisting of interlocking grains of quartz … Wiktionary
