orthoquartzite (Q43149)
From geokb
An indurated silicate-sandstone that is made up almost exclusively of quartz sand (with or without chert), that is relatively free of or lacks a fine-grained matrix; a hard but unmetamorphosed "pure quartz sandstone", derived by secondary silicificat
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English | orthoquartzite |
An indurated silicate-sandstone that is made up almost exclusively of quartz sand (with or without chert), that is relatively free of or lacks a fine-grained matrix; a hard but unmetamorphosed "pure quartz sandstone", derived by secondary silicificat |