Associations to the word «Quartzite»

Wiktionary

QUARTZITE, noun. A metamorphic rock consisting of interlocking grains of quartz

Dictionary definition

QUARTZITE, noun. Hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.