Thursday, April 29, 2010
pictures of quartzite rock
Quartzite Metamorphic Rock
It is composed primarily of quartz.
It is a very hard, sugary textured rock that consists of interlocking quartz
This is a quartzite. In a sedimentary rock, the grains would still be whole
larger photo, Close-up view of quartzite; rock hammer for scale.
Quartzite Prolith: sandstone. Temperature: high. Grain Size: medium.
Quartzite is a tough stone composed mostly of quartz.
Trail to Silver Peak - fractured quartzite rock and cairn
Quartzite forms from the recrystallization of silica found in sandstone.
6 cm quartz variety rock crystal from Brazil.
Not really a mineral but a rock. This crimson red quartzite is quarried
Transparent "rock crystal" quartz. This specimen shows the conchoidal
Quartz (crystalline) (SiO2) is an abundant rock-forming mineral.
Glacial pavement on quartzite from Red Rock Ridge, southern Minnesota.
We came across an area that has these wonderful quartz rocks.
PHANTOM QUARTZ , ROCK CRYSTAL, ROSE QUARTZ, RUTILATED QUARTZ and SMOKY
This example of quartzite is from Warm Springs, Georgia where a stressed
Clear Quartz is also known as Crystal Quartz or Rock Crystal.
A horn cut out of Prospect Mountain quartzite rock.
We came across an area that has these wonderful quartz rocks.
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