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It has a very smooth texture on one side and the broken side is also smooth. Harder and less jagged than quartz.
 

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Hawkear said:
Could be quartzite which is a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone under tectonic conditions when heat and pressure cause the sand particles to fuse partly or almost completely together.
My guess.
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Amazing, thank you for the information mate!
 

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