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quartzites

quartzites is the plural of quartzite.

Meaning of quartzite

Noun

quartzite (countable and uncountable, plural quartzites)

  1. A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
    • Following the course of the river from New Ulm to Fort Ridgely, there are several exposures of reddish-brown “granite” or quartzites, which has been quarried in a few places, but I do not feel entirely sure of its connection with the rocks in the prairie or at the Ferry below.1869, James Hall, “Notes upon the Geology of Some Portions of Minnesota, from St. Paul to the Western Part of the State”, in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, volume XIII, page 331

Questions about quartzites

What is quartzites the plural of?
Quartzites is the plural of quartzite.

Words near quartzites in the dictionary

  1. quartzines
  2. quartzing
  3. quartzipsamment
  4. quartzipsamments
  5. quartzite
  6. quartzites
  7. quartzitic
  8. quartzless
  9. quartzlike
  10. quartzmonzonite
  11. quartzofeldspathic

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