A variety of sedimentary lithologies have been metamorphosed including pelites, psammites, quartzites and carbonates. |
Here it again flows through narrow, steep-edged trenches formed by quartzites and shales. |
Associated units are sillimanite-bearing aluminous metasediments, quartzites, and arnphibolites. |
The major rock types in the Masasi area are granitoid gneisses, marbles, schists and quartzites. |
The copper is associated with silver, cobalt, lead and zinc in quartzites and dolomites. |
Pure quartzites are a source of silica for metallurgical purposes and for the manufacture of silica brick. |