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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTZITIC

quartzitic  [kwɔːtˈsɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTZITIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quartzitic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUARTZITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quartzitic

Quartzite

Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to grey, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink and red due to varying amounts of iron oxide. Other colors, such as yellow, green, blue and orange, are due to other mineral impurities. When sandstone is cemented to quartzite, the individual quartz grains recrystallize along with the former cementing material to form an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals. Most or all of the original texture and sedimentary structures of the sandstone are erased by the metamorphism. The grainy, sandpaper-like surface becomes glassy in appearance. Minor amounts of former cementing materials, iron oxide, silica, carbonate and clay, often migrate during recrystallization and metamorphosis. This causes streaks and lenses to form within the quartzite. Orthoquartzite is a very pure quartz sandstone composed of usually well rounded quartz grains cemented by silica.

Definition of quartzitic in the English dictionary

The definition of quartzitic in the dictionary is relating to quartzite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARTZITIC


antiparasitic
ˌæntɪˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
ascitic
əˈsɪtɪk
astrocytic
ˌæstrəˈsɪtɪk
calcitic
kælˈsɪtɪk
ectoparasitic
ˌektəʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
endocytic
ˌɛndəʊˈsɪtɪk
erythrocytic
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈsɪtɪk
exocytic
ˌɛksəʊˈsɪtɪk
granulocytic
ˌɡrænjʊləˈsɪtɪk
histiocytic
ˌhɪstɪəˈsɪtɪk
leucitic
luːˈsɪtɪk
leukocytic
ˌluːkəˈsɪtɪk
lymphocytic
ˌlɪmfəʊˈsɪtɪk
macrocytic
ˌmækrəʊˈsɪtɪk
megakaryocytic
ˌmeɡəˌkærɪəˈsɪtɪk
microcytic
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɪtɪk
monocytic
ˌmɒnəˈsɪtɪk
myelocytic
ˌmaɪələʊˈsɪtɪk
parasitic
ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk
phagocytic
ˌfæɡəˈsɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTZITIC

quarterstaves
quartet
quartette
quartic
quartier
quartile
quarto
quartodeciman
quartz
quartz clock
quartz crystal
quartz glass
quartz lamp
quartz watch
quartz-iodine lamp
quartziferous
quartzite
quartzose
quartzous
quartzy

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTZITIC

anti-Semitic
arthritic
critic
dendritic
diacritic
dolomitic
ferritic
film critic
graphitic
hermaphroditic
impolitic
martensitic
palmitic
pearlitic
pleuritic
politic
pruritic
Semitic
spherulitic
Sybaritic

Synonyms and antonyms of quartzitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quartzitic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTZITIC

Find out the translation of quartzitic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quartzitic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quartzitic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石英岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuarcita
570 millions of speakers

English

quartzitic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quartzitic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكوارتز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кварцито
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quartizíticos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quartzitic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quartzite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuarsazitik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quarzit-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quartzitic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuarsa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quartzitic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quartzitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वार्त्झिटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuvarsitik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quarzitico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwarcytowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кварцито
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quartz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλαζίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quartzitic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvarts-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quartzitic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quartzitic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTZITIC»

The term «quartzitic» is normally little used and occupies the 144.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTZITIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quartzitic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTZITIC»

Discover the use of quartzitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quartzitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
... north of fault that separates the two segments. well shattered, except for the lower part which is less quartzitic and therefore less brittle. A formation may also be brecciated in different ways under different conditions, as illustrated in figure 10.
‎1977
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Hornblende-rich layers may have been basaltic flows, and quartzitic and epidote- rich layers probably were sedimentary beds. Waters (1932, p. 616) considered it likely that the biotite gneiss was derived from mostly arkosic material, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1982
3
Excavations at Jenné-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana (Inland ...
TYPE DESCRIPTION Medium-grained pinkish white quartzitic sandstone; pecked on ends and one side Fragment medium-grained grey-yellow quartzitic sandstone; pecked on bottom; one notched edge Fragment fine-grained white ...
Susan Keech McIntosh, 1995
4
Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East
It consists of greenish-gray siltstone intercalated with quartzitic sandstone, argillaceous sandstone and occasional shale. Bioturbation and cross-bedding are common. It has a depositional environment with a shallow-marine shelf.
A.E.M. Nairn, A.S. Alsharhan, 1997
5
Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record
(17) 6m: Light, quartzitic sandstone with Calymenella (C.) sp., Arenorthis sp. and Atrypidae. (16) 0.3 m: Quartzite with short tigillites. (15) 7m: Sandstone and quartzite sandstone with Mucronaspis sp., Calymenella (C.) sp., bryozoans, molluscs ...
M. J. Hambrey, W. B. Harland, 2011
6
Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
... buff, with well-marked iron-stained bands 120 Sandstone, massive, blue, quartzitic 10 Sandstone, thin bedded to massive, grayish white, weathering platy ; iron stained in bands ; near top distinctly banded in bluish gray and white 70 Shales, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1919
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A Geologic Reconnaissance of the Inyo Range: And the Eastern ...
... blue, quartzitic 10 Sandstone, thin bedded to massive, grayish white, weathering platy ; iron stained in bands ; near top distinctly banded in bluish gray and white TO Shales, arenaceous, with interbedded quartzitic sandstone 6 Sandstone, ...
Adolph Knopf, Edwin Kirk, 1918
8
Ophiolites, Arcs, and Batholiths: A Tribute to Cliff Hopson
Quartzitic Sandstone Member White to brownish limonite-stained quartzitic sandstone (unit Jq of Proffett and Dilles, 1984) that forms the quartzitic sandstone member overlies the gypsum member at Ludwig. It is ~335 m thick. The lower contact ...
James Earl Wright, John W. Shervais, 2008
9
Geological Survey Bulletin
... of the Flathead is generally calcareous sandstone, medium to fine grained, locally quartzitic in beds 10 to 30 cm thick. Shaly partings are commonly coated with fine clastic mica and marked by abundant worm castings and trails. The base of ...
‎1980
10
Harmonising Rock Engineering and the Environment
As an example, the common mineral quartz is chosen and a sedimentary rock such as quartzitic sandstone is analysed. For the analyses, in Mohr-Coulomb diagrams of Figure 2, and the two other than follow, for dry conditions, a maximum ...
Qihu Qian, Yingxin Zhou, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTZITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quartzitic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Noricum Gold Discovers “large limonitic outcrop” great for speed …
The main lithologies of the Ennstal phyllite zone are sericite phyllites, quartzitic phyllites with intercalations of graphite phyllites, graphite quartzites and ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
2
Pre-historic Manipur :: Part 3
... belong to the Upper or late Paleolithic period. It is also mentioned that these artifacts are made mostly on quartzitic sandstone pebbles and a few are on chert. «E-Pao.net, Mar 15»
3
Archaeologists Find 1.2 Million-Year-Old Stone Tool In Western Turkey
“This quartzitic flake was then dropped on the floodplain of an active river meander. That meander cut through lavas with age estimates of 1.24 million years and ... «The Inquisitr, Dec 14»
4
Argent's steely resolve
The company operates a Quartzitic Sandstone Quarry on a portion of the Farm Eseljagt No.120, which is situated on the R43 between Villiersdorp and the N2 ... «Cape Business News, Jun 14»
5
Northcore Resources and Nuna Minerals Sign a Memorandum of …
... veins and E-W fault systems (greater than 10 km in length) which cuts sandstones, siltstones and shales of the Quartzitic Series of the EBG at Noa Dal. «Marketwired, May 14»
6
'Lost Tribes' Saved through Creation of Massive Colombian Park …
"…the isolated quartzitic mountains of [Chiribiquete] are sentinels of a mysterious past. The Cerro de la Campana is one of the westernmost vestiges of these ... «LiveScience.com, Oct 13»
7
Saving The Last Of The Cannibals In The Sistine Chapel Of The …
…the isolated quartzitic mountains of [Chiribiquete] are sentinels of a mysterious past. The Cerro de la Campana is one of the westernmost vestiges of these hills ... «Forbes, Sep 13»
8
Gold discovered in Cassia's Mineral Gulch
The Black Pine Mountains are composed of sedimentary and slightly metamorphosed sedimentary rocks, dominantly limestone, dolomite, and quartzitic ... «Weekly News Journal, Jan 13»
9
Marathon Gold goes the distance in Idaho, Newfoundland
Gold at the project is associated with the Idaho thrust fault, with most of the veins hosted in a quartzitic unit while an overlying unit consists of an argillite-siltite ... «The Northern Miner, Feb 12»
10
Supporting the Karoo fracking is just plain wrong. Here's why.
The edges on the south, the Outeniqua mountains, and the north, the Swartberg, are hard, quartzitic sandstone of the Table Mountain Group. In between are the ... «Daily Maverick, Oct 11»

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