quartzite

hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone
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quartzite

Summary

quartzite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 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].
  • quartzite's P14541 is recorded as 1YNWm5[13].

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 Kvartsitny[14], a posyolok[15], in Russia[16], founded in 1972[17] and West Quartzite Range[18], a mountain range[19].

Why It Matters

quartzite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (415 views/month).[1] quartzite has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] quartzite is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for quartzite include Kvartsitny[14], a posyolok[15], in Russia[16], founded in 1972[17] and West Quartzite Range[18], a mountain range[19].

FAQs

What awards did quartzite receive?

Honors received include Rock of the Year[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . geoberuf.de. geoberuf.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo',
    Sitelink count → 58
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1YNWm5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2057591
    Aliases → —
    Award received → Rock of the Year
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6543, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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