Definition of Chert and Coquina
The general Chert and Coquina definition can be stated as: Chert is a hard, dark, opaque sedimentary rock which is composed of silica with an amorphous fine-grained texture. On the other hand, Coquina is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically-sorted fragments of the shells of molluscs, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. Along with definition of Chert and Coquina, get to know about Properties of Chert and Coquina. Get to know more information about Chert and Coquina origin and discoverer, etymology and class.