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quartz schist

quartz schist noun: a metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline.

Noun

quartz schist (countable and uncountable, plural quartz schists)

  1. A metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline.

Forms of quartz schist

pluralquartz schists

Questions about quartz schist

What does quartz schist mean?
Quartz schist means a metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline.
What part of speech is quartz schist?
Quartz schist is a noun.
What is the plural of quartz schist?
The plural of quartz schist is quartz schists.

Words near quartz schist in the dictionary

  1. quartz lamps
  2. quartz mining
  3. quartz monzonite
  4. quartz reefer
  5. quartz reefers
  6. quartz schist
  7. quartz schists
  8. quartz wacke
  9. quartz watch
  10. quartz watches
  11. quartz-arenitic

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