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silica

1. n. [Geology]

[SiO2]

A chemically resistant dioxide of silicon that occurs in crystalline (quartz), amorphous (opal) and cryptocrystalline (chert) forms.

See: arenaceouschertdiatomdiatomitefelsicmontmorillonitequartzsandstonesiliciclastic sediment