Definition of quartzite
: a compact granular rock composed of quartz and derived from sandstone by metamorphism
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Devil's Lake State Park south of Baraboo features 500-foot gray-pink quartzite bluffs and rock formations around the 360-acre Devil's Lake.
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The 300-million-year-old sandstone and quartzite, 35-foot ledges offer some 50 climbing routes as described on climbmidwest.com.
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Siliceous stones include granite, slate, quartzite, soapstone, and sandstone.
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The statue, made of quartzite, was found in several pieces in Cairo’s Matariya enclave.
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But statues like the colossus were cast aside because they were made from quartzite.
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The 26-foot statue is made of quartzite and could be up to 3,000 years old.
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The artists would have rubbed down the surface of the stone slab with a harder stone, like quartzite, until the surface was smooth.
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