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megaquartz

megaquartz noun: a type of large quartz present as individual crystals and clusters of crystals, as well as overgrowths on detrital quartz grains, found in Quaternary dolomites.

Noun

megaquartz (uncountable)

  1. A type of large quartz present as individual crystals and clusters of crystals, as well as overgrowths on detrital quartz grains, found in Quaternary dolomites.

Origin of megaquartz

From mega- + quartz.

Questions about megaquartz

What does megaquartz mean?
Megaquartz means a type of large quartz present as individual crystals and clusters of crystals, as well as overgrowths on detrital quartz grains, found in Quaternary dolomites.
What part of speech is megaquartz?
Megaquartz is a noun.

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