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Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 14)
14.
Quartzite is a
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Aditya sinha said:
6 years ago
Quartzite is a nonfoliated metamorphic rock composed almost entirely of quartz.
Fouzia said:
5 years ago
Both Metamorphic and siliceous is right.
Khim khatri said:
5 years ago
Chemically it is silicious and geologically it is metamorphic but both options are not available and generally, we believe that simply rock means geological classification so option A should be the answer.
Chandan shah said:
5 years ago
It is a metamorphic Rock.
Insaf said:
4 years ago
Quartzite is also a metamorphic rock by the geological classification.
Lalit pariyar said:
3 years ago
Metamorphic rock is the right answer.
Peggy said:
9 years ago
It is both metamorphic and silicious, I guess metamorphic option should not have been given since all the other options are under chemical classification.
Vinaych said:
1 decade ago
It is a metamorphic rock. The sandstone converted to Quartzite due to metamorphism.
Kaiwang said:
1 decade ago
Does A non-foliated metamorphic rock means a silicious rock.
Abhishek said:
1 decade ago
it is a metamorphic rock and a siliceous rock chemically.
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