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Created: 2024-03-19T16:34:42Z

chertification  

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  • Chertification is a diagenetic process that converts carbonate sediments into chert. Cherts are composed of microcrystalline quartz that contains abundant water that is dispersed interstitially between the crystals.

    Created: 12/22/21

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