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quartzose, a.|ˈkwɔːtsəʊs|
[f. as prec. + -ose.]
Mainly or entirely composed of quartz; of the nature of quartz.
1757Da Costa Fossils 275 Pellucid quartzose grains it has none. 1857Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) II. 332 Some varieties of this ware are filled with quartzose sand. 1878A. H. Green, etc. Coal ii. 47 Thick masses of very coarse quartzose conglomerate.
So † ˈquartzous a. Obs.
1790Monthly Rev. III. 547 It appears, that hard quartzous and silicious stones give a reddish light. 1815Chron. in Ann. Reg. 540 The sand..is quartzous. |