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This disk can be quite thick and choked with dust—small grains of matter made up of siliceous (rocky) or carbonaceous (sootlike) material.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
Granite is a siliceous stone composed primarily of silicates, such as quartz, feldspar, and mica.
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Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Aug. 2022
Whereas 95% of Cognac is produced from the Ugni Blanc grape that thrives above limestone soils, grapes for Armagnac include Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Baco and Colombard, which sprout over quartz sand and siliceous clay soils.
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Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2022
This giant phosphorescent abstract layered atoll of cascading siliceous marks of what looks like finger paintings made in a cave or a prisoner making counting strokes and notations on a wall.
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Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2021
Siliceous stones include granite, slate, quartzite, soapstone, and sandstone.
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Seal Team One,
The Seattle Times,
15 May 2017
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
Granite is a siliceous stone composed primarily of silicates, such as quartz, feldspar, and mica.
—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Aug. 2022
Whereas 95% of Cognac is produced from the Ugni Blanc grape that thrives above limestone soils, grapes for Armagnac include Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Baco and Colombard, which sprout over quartz sand and siliceous clay soils.
—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2022
This giant phosphorescent abstract layered atoll of cascading siliceous marks of what looks like finger paintings made in a cave or a prisoner making counting strokes and notations on a wall.
—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2021
Siliceous stones include granite, slate, quartzite, soapstone, and sandstone.
—
Seal Team One,
The Seattle Times,
15 May 2017
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“Siliceous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siliceous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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siliceous
adjective
si·li·ceous
variants
also silicious
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