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noun
A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rock, stone
History
Etymology tree English quartz Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English quartzite From quartz + -ite.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
