Jasper is a variety of chert formed as primary deposits, found in or in connection with magmatic formations which owes its red color to hematite inclusions.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2023, September 19). Chert. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 29, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chert&oldid=1176152080

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Chert (Wikipedia) Chert (/ˈtʃɜːrt/) is a hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz, the mineral form of silicon dioxide (SiO2). Chert is characteristically of biological origin, but may also occur inorganically as a chemical precipitate or a diagenetic replacement, as in petrified wood.

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