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  • Quartzite
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  • Quartzite is a hard, metamorphic rock which was originally Sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression. Some varieties of Quartzite is 99% SiO2, and 1% Iron.
  • Quartzite is defined as an extremely compact, hard, granular rock consisting essentially of quartz. It often occurs as silicified sandstone, as in sarsen stones. It has been used to make the following Artefacts:
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cleave
  • Perfect
Name
  • Quartzite
Type
  • Mineral
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streak
  • White
Hard
  • 7
RM
  • Mineral
Pro
  • Qwar-Tzuh-iyte
chemcomp
  • SiO2Fe
abstract
  • Quartzite is a hard, metamorphic rock which was originally Sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression. Some varieties of Quartzite is 99% SiO2, and 1% Iron.
  • Quartzite is defined as an extremely compact, hard, granular rock consisting essentially of quartz. It often occurs as silicified sandstone, as in sarsen stones. It has been used to make the following Artefacts: