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... > area (en) > Grabungsareal Kategorie > Siedlung > building (en) > Bautechnik > building material (en) > Stein > Quarzit
finds (en) > Fundmaterial > Stein > Quarzit
... > area (en) > Grabungsareal Kategorie > Steinbruch > raw material (en) > Stein > Quarzit
... > finds (en) > Fundtypus > Steinwerkzeug > Rohmaterial > Stein > Quarzit

Preferred term

Quarzit  

Definition

  • A sandstone that has been converted into a solid quartz rock. Unlike sandstones, quartzites are free from pores and have a smooth fracture. Used to produce lithics.

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Source

  • https://www.britannica.com/science/quartzite

Editorial note

  • 3.17

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URI

https://vocabs.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/defcthesaurus/quartzite/5.8

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