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Roger Weller, geology instructor       wellerr@cochise.edu                 

Quartzite
last edited:  6/2/11    number of photos:  2
Quartzite is metamorphosed sandstone.  The sand grains
are so well cemented together that when the rock is
broken the fracture surface cuts through the sand grains.

photos
quartzite from Michigan:  1  2 
 

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