1. A very hard, dense, even - textured, silica - bearing sedimentary rock used in whetstones. This is a cliff composed of quartz sandstone that is well bedded. 均密石英岩非常坚硬,致密,结构均匀,含硅的沉积岩,用作磨石由石英砂岩构成的悬崖,岩石层理发育。