Chert
Description
An irregular shaped piece of chert. It is a light brown colour. Some of the surfaces feel smoother than other parts. There is a faint yellow ring in the rock that can been seen from certain sides.
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Classification
Credit line
Chert
is
a
fine-grained
silica
rich
sedimentary
rock.
It
may
contain
small
fossils
of
diatoms,
radiolarians
and
sponges.
They
can
be
a
range
of
colours.
Accession number
A100.763
Collection type
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