Associations to the word «Chert»
Noun
- Shale
- Flint
- Quartz
- Basalt
- Sandstone
- Limestone
- Flake
- Conglomerate
- Silica
- Carbonate
- Outcrop
- Jasper
- Fossil
- Pebble
- Assemblage
- Sediment
- Silt
- Sulfide
- Grit
- Stratum
- Mineral
- Lava
- Tool
- Gravel
- Deposit
- Artifact
- Lichen
- Pillow
- Slate
- Cretaceous
- Grail
- Fragment
- Apex
- Oxide
- Ga
- Axe
- Glade
- Formation
- Lime
- Layer
- Mace
- Franciscan
- Knife
- Iron
- Clay
- Blade
- Phosphate
- Spear
- Pottery
- Cement
- Fungus
- Bluff
- Rock
- Princeton
- Excavation
- Vein
- Plateau
- Organism
- Quarry
- Belt
- Mound
- Sand
- Shell
- Material
- Texture
- Stone
- Bed
Adjective
Wiktionary
CHERT, noun. (geology) (uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
CHERT, noun. (countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
Dictionary definition
CHERT, noun. Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.