Quartzite

Quartzite is a metamorphic rock form characterized by interlocking quartz grains from quartz sandstone.

Metamorphic
rock
Texture
Parent
rock
Description
QuartziteNonfoliatedQuartz sandstoneComposed of interlocking quartz grains

This example of quartzite is from Warm Springs, Georgia where a stressed formation produces it along with schist and gneiss, two other metamorphic rocks. The formation produces a large warm spring.

Examples of metamorphic rock
Index

Reference
Lutgens and Tarbuck
Ch 7
 
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