West Quartzite Range
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West Quartzite Range is a mountain range
, the western of two parallel quartzite
ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier
in the Concord Mountains
, Antarctica. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
, the western of two parallel quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier
Houliston Glacier
Houliston Glacier is a tributary glacier between Neall Massif and West Quartzite Range, flowing northwest into Black Glacier. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1967-68, for R. Houliston, electrician at Scott Base, 1967-68. Category:Glaciers of Victoria Land...
in the Concord Mountains
Concord Mountains
The Concord Mountains is a group name applied to a complex system of mountain ranges in northwest Victoria Land comprising Everett Range, Mirabito Range, King Range, Leitch Massif, East Quartzite Range and West Quartzite Range....
, Antarctica. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962–63, after the distinctive geological formation of the feature.