| 释义 |
quartzite Min.|ˈkwɔːtsaɪt|
Also -yte.
[f. as prec. + -ite.]
An extremely compact, granular rock, consisting essentially of quartz.
1849Murchison Siluria viii. 167 The quartzites of the west are manifestly altered sandstones. 1873J. Geikie Gt. Ice Age App. 479 A boulder of quartzite..was found embedded in a seam of coal.
attrib.1870Pall Mall G. 17 Nov. 4 The stag is formed of white quartzite stones. 1880Dawkins Early Man vii. 181 There were also quartzite flakes and implements.
Hence quartˈzitic a., of the nature of quartzite.
1872W. S. Symonds Rec. Rocks vi. 191 This remarkable yellowish and quartzitic conglomerate. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. viii. 157 Bands of quartzitic rock. |