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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quartzite \Quartz"ite\, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.) Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quartzite n 1: hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals