quartzite

   Quartzite is a common metamorphic rock composed of quartz (silicon dioxide) grains, fused together.  Much of the Precambrian age rock in the Phoenix area is quartzite, and is the result of sandstone having been subjected to great degrees of heat and pressure.   Sometimes banding can be seen in it -- the bands being darker layers within the original sedimentary rock.

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