quartzite

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈk(w)ɔːtˌsaɪt/    美 /ˈk(w)ɔɹtˌsaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz. countable,uncountable
    — Following the course of the river from New Ulm to Fort Ridgely, there are several exposures of reddish-brown “granite” or quartzites, which has been quarried in a few places, but I do not feel entirely sure of its connection with the rocks in the prairie or at the Ferry below.

词形变化

quartzites plural

词源

Etymology tree
English quartz
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.
Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.
Latin -ītēsbor.
French -iteder.
English -ite
English quartzite
From quartz + -ite.
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