different between sandstone vs quartz

English

Etymology

sand +? stone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sænd?st??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sænd?sto?n/

Noun

sandstone (countable and uncountable, plural sandstones)

1. A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

Derived terms

• metasandstone

Translations

English

Etymology

From German Quarz, from Middle High German (Central East German) quarz, twarc, from a West Slavic language [compare Polish twardy (“hard”), Czech tvrdý (“hard”), Russian ??????? (tvjórdyj, “hard”)], from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (tvr?d?, “firm”), from Proto-Slavic *tv?rd?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kw??ts/, /k??ts/
• Homophone: courts (some accents)

Noun

quartz (countable and uncountable, plural quartzes)

1. (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:quartz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Colorado topaz

Translations

See also

French

Etymology

From German Quarz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa?ts/

Noun

quartz m (plural quartz)

1. quartz

   Synonym: cristal de roche

Descendants

• ? Catalan: quars

Further reading

• “quartz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).