Category:

chert


Fine-grained, dense sedimentary rock consisting of interlocking crystals of quartz approximately 30 microns in diameter.

Broader Terms
<sedimentary rock by composition> (1561)

Narrower Terms
flint (606)

Related Terms
chalcedony (35), jasper (6), mineral (5891)


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