quartzite

Summary

quartzite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• quartzite received the Rock of the Year^[2].
• quartzite is made of quartz^[3].
• quartzite is a type of metamorphic rock^[4].
• quartzite's Commons category is recorded as Quartzite^[5].
• quartzite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quartzite^[6].
• quartzite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}^[7].
• quartzite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• quartzite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[9].
• quartzite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9^[10].
• quartzite's described by source is recorded as Mala hirnycha encyclopædia^[11].
• quartzite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

quartzite is a type of metamorphic rock^[4].

Recognition

quartzite received the Rock of the Year^[2].

Influence

Things named for quartzite include West Quartzite Range^[13], a mountain range^[14] and Kvartsitny^[15], a posyolok^[16], in Russia^[17], founded in 1972^[18].

Why It Matters

quartzite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).^[1] quartzite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] quartzite is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for quartzite include West Quartzite Range^[13], a mountain range^[14] and Kvartsitny^[15], a posyolok^[16], in Russia^[17], founded in 1972^[18].

FAQs

What awards did quartzite receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year^[2].