Chert and Silica

Chert noun - Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.

Silica and chert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silica" instead a noun "Chert".

Silica noun - A white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite.

Chert and silica are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Chert" with "Silica", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: silicon, silicic, siliceous, silicate