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Quarnero – Quartz Rock

Quarnero

GULF OF, in the Adriatic Sea, between Istria and the Croatian coast, 15 miles in length and breadth. It is nearly inclosed to the leeward by the islands of Cherso and Veglia, and communicates with the Adriatic by three channels.

Quarry

a place, pit, or mine where stones are dug out of the earth, or are separated from the mass of rock by blasting. The term mine is generally confined to pits or places whence coal or metals are taken.

Quart

the fourth part of a gallon; two pints; the United States dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75 cubic inches; the English quart contains 69.3185 cubic inches.

Quarter

a measure of weight, equal to the fourth part of a hundredweight-i. e., to 28 pounds avoirdupois As a measure of capacity, for measuring grain, etc., a quarter contains eight bushels.

QUARTER SESSIONS

Quarter

that part of a ship's side which lies toward the stern, or which is comprehended between the aft-most end of the main chains and the sides of the stern. In heraldry, one of the divisions of a shield, when it is divided into four portions by horizontal and perpendicular lines meeting in the fesse point.

Quarter Deck

in nautical language, a deck raised above the waist and extending from the stern to the mainmast.

Quartern

a term sometimes used to designate the fourth of a peck, or of a stone; as the quartern loaf. In liquid measure it is the fourth part of a pint.

Quarterstaff

a stout staff used as a weapon of offense or defense. It was generally about 6½ feet long, and loaded with iron at each end.

Quartet

a piece of music arranged for four voices or instruments, in which all the parts are obligati; i. e., no one can be omitted without injuring the proper effect of the composition. Quartets for stringed instruments are generally arranged for two violins, a cello, and violoncello.

Quarto

name of the size of a book in which a sheet makes four leaves.

Frequently abbreviated to 4to. Also a book formed by folding a sheet twice, making four leaves, eight pages. The term, by modern usage, refers to a book of nearly square form.

Quartz

in mineralogy, a rhombohedral or hexagonal mineral, crystallizing mostly in hexagonal prisms with pyramidal terminations. Quartz is abundantly distributed, is an essential constituent of many rocks, notably granite, gneiss, various schists, and constitutes the larger part of mineral veins. Many of its varieties are largely employed in jewelry.

Quartz Rock

the name applied to all rocks consisting essentially of massive quartz.