silicanoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/us/ˈsɪl.ɪ.kə/a mineral that exists in various forms, including sand, quartz, and flint, used to make glass and cement
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Geology: types of rock
- basalt
- basaltic
- bedrock
- bioclastic
- boulder
- carboniferous
- chalk
- clastic
- conglomerate
- cryolite
- flinty
- gneiss
- gypsum
- haematite
- lava
- lodestone
- quartz
- schist
- sedimentary
- slate
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