Quartzite is a white or pinkish rock, in which the dominant mineral is quartz.
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Quartzite
/ˈk(w)ɔːtˌsaɪt/
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After millions of years the sand turned into sandstone. With more time and pressure the sandstone was then squished and cooked into quartzite.
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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.
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The stone experimented upon being of the hardest and toughest kind the effect is not seen for several strokes ; but within two minutes, during which the writer watched the experiment, a steel chisel was completely blunted and rendered useless, and there was a hole made about two inches deep in the mass of quartzite placed to operate upon.
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