English Dictionary

quartzite

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈk(w)ɔːtˌsaɪt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.

日本語の意味

砂岩から変成された岩石で、互いに絡み合う石英粒子からなる岩。日本語では「石英岩」や「クォーツ岩」と表現される。

The countertops in the renovated kitchen were made from polished quartzite, whose interlocking quartz grains gave the surface remarkable hardness and a subtle, shimmering pattern.

改装されたキッチンのカウンタートップは磨かれた石英岩で作られており、互いに噛み合った石英粒子が表面に卓越した硬さとほのかなきらめきをもたらしていました。

意味（1）

(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.

Following the course of the river from New Ulm to Fort Ridgely, there are several exposures of reddish-brown “granite” or quartzites, which has been quarried in a few places, but I do not feel entirely sure of its connection with the rocks in the prairie or at the Ferry below.

quartzites （ plural ）