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Chert

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spilitenoun	(geology) a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
quartznoun	(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
radiolariannoun	Any of many marine amoeboid protozoa, of subclass Radiolaria, having filamentous pseudopodia; they have intricate silica skeletons.
metachertnoun	(geology) metamorphosed chert
chertificationnoun	(mineralogy) Conversion into chert.
quartzinenoun	(mineralogy) A fibrous form of silica similar to chalcedony.
chalcedonyxnoun	(mineralogy) An agate formed of a white opaque chalcedony alternating with a greyish translucent chalcedony.
chalcedonynoun	A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.
calcedonynoun	Alternative form of chalcedony. [A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.]
phthanitenoun	(mineralogy) chert
schertelitenoun	(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
novaculitenoun	(geology, mineralogy) A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones
chalkstonenoun	(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
cheralitenoun	(mineralogy) Any of a range of yellowish-brown to green minerals that are mixed phosphates of (primarily) calcium and thorium, associated with uraniferous deposits.
quartzitenoun	(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
chursinitenoun	(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, mercury, and oxygen.
chalcedoniusnoun	Obsolete form of chalcedony. [A form of fine-grained quartz that is nearly transparent or has a milky translucence; it fractures conchoidally.]
chloritenoun	(mineralogy) A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
quartz schistnoun	(geology) A metamorphosed schist composed mostly of quartz with some mica and/or tourmaline.
spicularitenoun	(geology) Chert composed of spicules of glass sponges and other invertebrates.