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quartzite

/kwawrt-sahyt/US // ˈkwɔrt saɪt //UK // (ˈkwɔːtsaɪt) //

石石英岩,石石岩,石英岩,石石英石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a granular metamorphic rock consisting essentially of quartz in interlocking grains.

Examples

  • Depicting Amenhotep in the style of Osiris, the statues stood 26 feet high and were carved from a single block of quartzite sandstone that came from hundreds of miles away.

  • The rocks comprised weathered schists, quartzite, and granite—the last only in detached blocks.

  • The most elevated rock, in place, on the sources of the Mississippi, is found to be quartzite.

  • Large, biface, quartzite tools are in association with the points, which are all made from quartzite.

  • Much of the flint and quartzite used at the Camp Creek Site has poor flaking qualities, resulting in a poorly manufactured point.

  • Of the nine measured examples, seven are made of black to gray local flint, one is quartzite and one chalcedony.