chert - banded chert from the Monterey Formation, California - hand/display specimen
Biochemical chert forms through the solution and reprecipitation of silica from diatom shells, while hydrothermal chert forms from silica-rich fluids and is considered a variety of quartz.
- The description claims that biochemical chert forms through the solution and reprecipitation of silica from diatom shells.
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