quartzing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The extraction of quartz from the earth, and moreover the subsequent extraction of gold from quartz.
  2. The penetration of another rock or of earth by quartz.

Word forms

quartzing

Etymology

From quartz + -ing.

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