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Siliceous-rock

A rock classification type
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Flint

Pices Fanes, Mareo, Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
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Flint

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Flint

Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Flint

Pices Fanes, Mareo, Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
00395820014950997759062.jpg
Flint

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Flint

Dyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Flint

Pices Fanes, Mareo, Puster Valley District, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
00395820014950997759062.jpg
Flint

Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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About Siliceous-rockHide

Rocks composed of more than 50% silica of biogenic or chemical origin.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
49374
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49374:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
0d14bc18-cfc2-4ba4-91df-97e90004f09e

Classification of Siliceous-rockHide

Sub-divisions of Siliceous-rockHide

Mineralogy of Siliceous-rockHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Opal-AX-Ray amorphous opal (hydrous silica), sometimes divided into two subtypes:
β€”β€”β€” Opal-AG: ...
Silica > Opal-CSiO2 Β· nH2O
Silica > Opal-CTSiO2 Β· nH2O
Silica > QuartzSiO2

Internet Links for Siliceous-rockHide

References for Siliceous-rockHide

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