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Definition of Chert
1. Noun. Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
Specialized synonyms: Taconite
Generic synonyms: Silica, Silicon Dioxide, Silicon Oxide
Derivative terms: Cherty
Generic synonyms: Silica, Silicon Dioxide, Silicon Oxide
Derivative terms: Cherty
Definition of Chert
1. n. An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color.
Definition of Chert
1. Noun. (geology uncountable) Massive generally dull colored and usually opaque quartzite or hornstone or impure chalcedony or other flint-like mineral. By general usage in mineralogy and geology, a chert does not have a conchoidal fracture. In North American archeology the term chert occasionally is still used for various siliceous minerals (including flint) that have a conchoidal fracture; this leads to confusion between the terms flint and chert in some archeology texts. ¹
2. Noun. A flint-like tool made from chert. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chert
1. a compact rock [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chert
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