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quartzite

/ˈkwɔːrt.saɪt/

Traduction: Roche métamorphique dure et non foliée, composée principalement de cristaux de quartz soudés, issue de la transformation du grès sous l'effet de la chaleur et de la pression.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈkwɔːrt.saɪt/

indénombrable

A hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock composed primarily of interlocking quartz crystals, formed from sandstone through heat and pressure.

  • 🇫🇷Roche métamorphique dure et non foliée, composée principalement de cristaux de quartz soudés, issue de la transformation du grès sous l'effet de la chaleur et de la pression.
  1. Hard metamorphic rock C1 formal

    A very hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock formed from sandstone, composed mainly of interlocking quartz crystals.

    • The mountain ridge is composed primarily of quartzite.
    • Quartzite is often used as a building stone due to its durability.
    • Geologists identified the rock sample as quartzite.

    🇫🇷Quartzite (roche métamorphique)

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