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Definition: Quartzite |
QuartziteNoun1. Hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Quartzite \Quartz"ite\, noun. [Compare to the French expression quartzite.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Very hard compact rock composed of grains of quartz agglomerated by a siliceous binder. Source: European Union. (references) |
Chemistry | Term most commonly used to describe a metamorphic rock which has formed through the recrystallisation of a sandstone. The term has, however, been used to describe sedimentary rocks such as orthoquartzite which consists of closely interlocking quartz grains or to describe a sandstone cemented with silica. Quartzite has also been defined as rocks which fracture through, rather than around, the detrital grains. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Rock formed by transformation of a siliceous sandstone by growth of the grains at the expense of the siliceous cement. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | Hard, somewhat glassy-looking rock made up almost entirely of quartz. Metamorphosed quartz sandstone and chert are quartzites. (references) |
| A nonfoliated metamorphic rock formed from pure, dominantly quartz sandstone. (references) | |
Mining | A. A granoblastic metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and formed by recrystallization of sandstone or chert by either regional or thermal metamorphism; metaquartzite. CF:orthoquartzite b. A very hard but unmetamorphosed sandstone, consisting chiefly of quartz grains that are so completely cemented with secondary silica that the rock breaks across or through the grains rather than around them; an orthoquartzite c. Stone composed of silica grains so firmly cemented by silica that fracture occurs through the grains rather than around them d. As used in a general sense by drillers, a very hard, dense sandstone e. A granulose metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz f. Sandstone cemented by silica that has grown in optical continuityaround each fragment. Syn:ganister. (references) |
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Crosswords: Quartzite |
| English words defined with "quartzite": blebbed, blebby. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "quartzite": arkosite ♦ Belgian silex ♦ disthenite ♦ lithic arenite ♦ quartzitic ♦ refractory stone ♦ sett paving, silica refractories. (references) |
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| "Quartzite" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.55% of the time. "Quartzite" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.55% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 3.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
quartzite | 44 |
quartzite arizona | 8 |
az quartzite | 7 |
china quartzite | 4 |
quartzite slate | 3 |
green quartzite | 3 |
idaho quartzite | 3 |
himachal quartzite white | 3 |
quartzite stone | 2 |
carolina north quartzite | 2 |
quartzite rock | 2 |
quartzite sioux | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "quartzite"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kvartsit (quartz rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kwartsietische zandsteen (quartz rock), kwartsiet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kvartsiitti (quartz rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | quartzites, quartzite (quartz rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Quarzfels (quartz rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | χαλαζίτης (quartz rock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | quarzite. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | ê·œì•". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | grianchlaghait. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | artzitequay quartzites, quartazito (quartz rock), quartazita (quartz rock), sÃlex (flint). (various references) кварцит. (various references) cuarcita (quartz rock). (various references) kvartsit (quartz rock). (various references) кварцит. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "quartzite": quartzites. (additional references) | |
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"Quartzite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: quarteite, quartize, quatzite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "quartzite" (pronounced 'Quartz"ite'): Arkite, Arsenopyrite, Braunite, Bronzite, Brookite, Brushite, Cabrerite, Chalcopyrite, Composite, Congenite, Cordite, Cushite, Danite, gahnite, Gibbsite, Glassite, Gnathite, graphite, Hicksite, Hussite, jadeite, Linarite, Linnaeite, Lyddite, marlite, Melanochroite, Miascite, Moroxite, Nerite, Perthite, Petzite, Prehnite, Priceite, Protomerite, Pyrite, ratite, Scaphite, scheelite, Semite, Servite, sporozoite, Struvite, Turfite, Voltzite, Zincite, Zoisite. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-q-r-t-t-u-z" | |
-2 letters: azurite, quartet, quitter. | |
-3 letters: attire, quarte, quartz, quatre, ratite, tauter. | |
-4 letters: aurei, azure, irate, quare, quart, quate, quiet, quire, quirt, quite, retia, tater, terai, tetra, titer, titre, trait, treat, trite, uraei, urate, uteri, utter, zaire. | |
-5 letters: airt, etui, izar, quai, quit, quiz, rate, raze, rite, ritz, tare, tart, tate, taut, tear, teat, tier, tire. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-q-r-t-t-u-z" | |
+1 letter: quartzites. | |
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