Quartzite
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<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock
Descripción
A metamorphic rock composed largely of granular quartz which is cemented by silica forming a homogeneous mass of very high tensile and crushing strengths; especially used as a building stone, as gravel in road construction, and as aggregate in concrete.
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Otros términos
- 石英岩 [zh]
- kwartsiet [nl]
- cuarcita [es]
- shí yīng yán [zh]
- shi ying yan [zh]
- shih ying yan [zh]