Meaning Of The Word Quartzite

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Quartzite? Find Quartzite meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Quartzite Meaning

Quartzite Definition
Quartzite Definition

What's The Definition Of Quartzite?

quartzite in American English
a very hard, metamorphic sandstone so firmly cemented that breakage occurs through grains rather than between them
noun: a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains

quartzite in British English
noun: a very hard metamorphic rock consisting of a mosaic of intergrown quartz crystals

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Tai ‐ a subbranch of the Sino-Tibetan language family…
  • Manila grass ‐ a compact, shade-tolerant, turf-forming grass…
  • Bodacious ‐ outstanding in a showy way; splendid; adjective:…
  • Pocatello ‐ noun: a city in SE…
  • Blackcock ‐ noun: the male of the…
  • Aisne ‐ river in N France, flowing into the Oise: 175…
  • Tulipomania ‐ noun: a widespread obsession with tulips, esp…
  • Cmdr ‐ Cmdr is a written abbreviation for commander…
  • Compossibility ‐ noun: the possibility of…
  • LRT ‐ light-rail transit; abbreviation for: light-rail…