Materials
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rocks
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Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock that was originally pure quartz sandstone. Sandstone converts into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts, which is why quartzite is also called a metasandstone.
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Formation ClassMetamorphic (originally pure quartz sandstone converted to metasandstone by heat and pressure in orogenic belts) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
Quartz is the dominant, near-exclusive mineral of quartzite.
Protolith: sandstone is the parent rock converted into quartzite by metamorphism.
Caused By
Caused by regional metamorphism (heat and pressure, usually tectonic compression in orogenic belts) acting on sandstone.
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Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts, and hence quartzite is a metasandstone.
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