Bedded chert

Rock specimen · Engadin, Switzerland · Mesozoic

Naturmuseum St. Gallen·NMSG 1968.0042

Specimen overview

Rock type Bedded chert
Lithostratigraphic Mesozoic radiolarite

Constituent parts (2)

Chert host rock

Microcrystalline silica · laminated bedding

Rock type Chert · radiolarite
Mineralogy Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony)

Radiolaria (preserved microfossils)

Siliceous microfossils preserved within the chert matrix

Higher taxonomy Radiolaria · Polycystinea
Lithostratigraphic Mesozoic radiolarite Penninic ophiolite cover

Locality

Map showing the locality of Bedded chert
Engadin · Mesozoic — exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.