quartzite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɔːtsaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwôrt′sīt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
quartz•ite  (kwôrt′sīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Rocksa granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.
  • 1840–50; quartz + -ite1
quartz•it•ic  (kwôrt sit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quartzite / ˈkwɔːtsaɪt/
  1. a very hard metamorphic rock consisting of a mosaic of intergrown quartz crystals
  2. a white or grey sandstone composed of quartz
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