What is massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock called?
quartzite — Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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