quartzless

adj

quartzless

adj

Etymology From quartz + -less.

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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Lacking quartz.

The majority of the Diorites are quartzless; but some contain Quartz, and are then termed Quartz-diorites.1885, Charles Lyell, The Student's Elements of Geology:

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