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Quartzite
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a tough type of rock that starts as sandstone but changes under intense heat and pressure underground, becoming very hard and durable
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
quartzites
Examples
The mountain climbers marveled at the sheer cliffs of quartzite, their surfaces glinting in the sunlight.
