Essentials of Geology, 2e
Glossary
quarry
A site at which stone is extracted from the ground.
quartzite
A metamorphic rock composed of quartz and transformed from a protolith of quartz sandstone.
quenching
A sudden cooling of molten material to form a solid.
quick clay
Clay that behaves like a solid when still (because of surface tension holding the water-coated clay flakes together), but that flows like a liquid when shaken.
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