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This hard rock contains sand-sized grains of quartz. fractures cut across, not around the sand grains. what is the correct name for this rock?

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    The hard rock that contains sand-sized grains of quartz. fractures cut across, not around the sand grains is called schist. Schist is a medium-grade metamorphic rock with more than 50% platy and elongated minerals, like quartz and feldspar.

    It can be found in many countries including Brazil, parts of the US and Ireland.
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