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quartzolite

quartzolite noun: a type of rock consisting of almost pure quartz, but also containing some feldspar and small amounts of mica and amphibole.

Noun

quartzolite (countable and uncountable, plural quartzolites)

  1. A type of rock consisting of almost pure quartz, but also containing some feldspar and small amounts of mica and amphibole.

Forms of quartzolite

pluralquartzolites

Questions about quartzolite

What does quartzolite mean?
Quartzolite means a type of rock consisting of almost pure quartz, but also containing some feldspar and small amounts of mica and amphibole.
What part of speech is quartzolite?
Quartzolite is a noun.
What is the plural of quartzolite?
The plural of quartzolite is quartzolites.

Words near quartzolite in the dictionary

  1. quartzmonzonite
  2. quartzofeldspathic
  3. quartzofeldspatholithic
  4. quartzoid
  5. quartzoids
  6. quartzolite
  7. quartzolites
  8. quartzolithic
  9. quartzose
  10. quartzous
  11. quartzphyric

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