chert
See also: chért
English edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chert (countable and uncountable, plural cherts)
- (geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
- (countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
Usage notes edit
Generally, 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.
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Translations edit
mineral
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024), “Chert”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “chert”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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Adjective edit
chert
- Lenited form of cert.
Noun edit
chert
- Lenited form of cert.