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quartzite

An extremely durable, nonfoliated metamorphic rock derived from pure sandstone and consisting primarily of quartz.

Quaternary ice age

An ice age that began approximately 1.6 million years ago and continues to the present time.

quick clay

Sediment that sets off a sudden mudflow by changing rapidly from solid to liquid form, as after an earthquake, an explosion, or thunder.

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