A North American native, it generally grows on siliceous rocks.

Umbrisols develop in weathering material of siliceous rock.

The most common siliceous rock is chert other types include diatomite.

It is found in the crevices of fractured siliceous rock.

Porcelanite is a term used for fine-grained siliceous rocks with a texture and a fracture resembling those of unglazed porcelain.

Holocene evidence includes petroglyphs and trail segments that are probably related to outcrops of local high-quality siliceous rock (primarily chalcedony in freshwater limestone).

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church : Built in siliceous rock from the 12th century, enlarged in 1994.

They also grow on detritus or sand, and in rare cases on fissures of siliceous rocks.

Price (1975) showed that good peels could be made from cherts and other siliceous rocks after etching with HF.

This species grows on rock, both calcareous and siliceous, occasionally overgrowing moss or litter or rock.