How to Use quartzite in a Sentence

quartzite

noun

• Both are topped with durable quartzite that nods to the look of the marble floors.
  — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2021
• The quartzite stone top and threshold marry the gray, cream, and green tiles.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• What makes the park special are the 500-foot pink-gray quartzite bluffs that surround the lake.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
• Summer brings crowds to the sandy beach along the lake and the stair-like trails up the bluffs, where rock climbers attempt to send routes on the slick quartzite.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
• Arahuete explained all the plans, as workers installed quartzite on the floors and mahogany on the walls.
  — Tina Daunt, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
• The artists would have rubbed down the surface of the stone slab with a harder stone, like quartzite, until the surface was smooth.
  — Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2017
• Under very high heat, and in the presence of carbon, the quartzite gives up most of its oxygen.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Topped with extra-durable quartzite, the island was designed to stand the test of time and all of life’s messes.
  — Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2022
• The left side of the road is a sheer cut of rock, quartzite, phyllite, and limestone laid bare by dynamite.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
• Thousands of climbers now test themselves on the canyon’s storied quartzite each year.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The island, which is topped with white quartzite, offers seating for four and houses the gas stove.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2021
• But statues like the colossus were cast aside because they were made from quartzite.
  — Declan Walsh, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2017
• Partly that's because the river carried great heaps of quartzite rocks and pebbles to the area.
  — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2018
• For the countertops, the couple chose Glacial quartzite with rose veining.
  — Kelsey Murrietta, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2020
• The statue, made of quartzite, was found in several pieces in Cairo’s Matariya enclave.
  — Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 14 May 2017
• One section of its walls of grey Delhi quartzite had collapsed.
  — The Economist, 13 July 2019
• The white quartzite slab in the kitchen extends from a work island to an eating table in a smooth sweep 15 feet long and 3 inches thick.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
• The island was replaced with a larger one equipped with a swan-neck faucet and topped with pale quartzite that carries over to the counters.
  — Roxanne Washington, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019
• In the kitchen is more white, plus an imposing quartzite island with bar seating.
  — Katharine Jose, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
• Made of blocks of red quartzite and gray diorite, the chapel housed the sacred bark of Amun when not in use for Opet or other festivals.
  — National Geographic, 25 June 2019
• Cameron and his wife spent a year remodeling the house, putting in quartzite floors and restoring the original wood.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 July 2023
• Trails wind around the top and sides of the 1.5-billion-year-old quartzite, and a 60-foot observation tower provides views from above the tree canopy.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2018
• The Namibian Sky quartzite countertop was the starting point for the room’s palette and informed the custom blue paint of the island.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• The new kitchen is large and handsome with a 20-foot island of quartzite lit by four crystal hanging pendants lights.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2018
• Its main attraction is a series of ancient pink quartzite towers that run along the banks of Split Rock Creek.
  — Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2018
• Most of the stone tools found at coastal South African archaeological sites are made from a type of stone called quartzite.
  — Curtis W. Marean, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2016
• Along with granite, quartzite is one of the more heat- and scratch-resistant natural stones.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2019
• The kitchen has quartzite countertops and sleek appliances that contrast with the warm tones of the cabinets.
  — Dallas News, 15 July 2022
• The one-of-a-kind kitchen is located just behind the space with Taj Mahal quartzite and high-end appliances that include a gas range stovetop and two ovens.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
• The kitchen is fully modernized, with quartzite countertops and a central island equipped with a second sink.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024