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Siliceous vs Jasperoid - What's the difference?

siliceous | jasperoid |

As adjectives the difference between siliceous and jasperoid

is that siliceous is (chemistry) of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates while jasperoid is resembling jasper.

As a noun jasperoid is

(mineralogy) a rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.

siliceous

English

Alternative forms

* silicious

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chemistry) of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates

    • jasperoid

    English

    (wikipedia jasperoid)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Resembling jasper.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.