Quartzing

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The extraction of quartz from the earth, and moreover the subsequent extraction of gold from quartz. uncountable

    "The operations of quartzing, charging, skimming, matte handling, firing and grating are carried out at Garfield about the same as at Anaconda and Cananea."

  2. 2
    The penetration of another rock or of earth by quartz. uncountable

    "The wedging away (thinning out), breaking and quartzing of the vein matter in tectonically critical zones does by no means indicate the end of the workability."

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"The operations of quartzing, charging, skimming, matte handling, firing and grating are carried out at Garfield about the same as at Anaconda and Cananea."

Etymology

From quartz + -ing.

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