Folded radiolarian chert contains billions of microscopic fossils from plankton that were most commonly found in nutrient-rich ocean waters. These skeletons of single-celled plankton are called radiolaria.

Panorama of folded beds of Jurassic-Cretaceous age radiolarian chert found in Marin Headlands, California (170326-42)

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