is quartzite formed by burial metamorphism
Quartzite is a tough stone composed mostly of quartz. It may be derived from sandstone or from chert by regional metamorphism. (more below). Quartzite forms in two different ways. In the first way, under the pressures and temperatures of deep burial, sandstone or chert recrystallizes resulting in a metamorphic rock.A quartzite in which all traces of the original grains and sedimentary structures are erased may also be called metaquartzite.This Las Vegas boulder is a metaquartzite.more below). Quartzite forms in two different ways. In the first way, under the pressures and temperatures of deep burial, sandstone or chert recrystallizes resulting in a metamorphic rock. A quartzite in which all traces of the original grains and sedimentary structures are erased may also be called metaquartzite.