Associations to the word «Chert»
Noun
- Cave
- Bead
- Creek
- Ecosystem
- Core
- Frigate
- Fauna
- Grain
- Basement
- Cherry
- Preservation
- Copper
- Inclusion
- Scotland
- Variety
- Spark
- Specimen
- Burton
- Mill
- Bone
- Horizon
- Upper
- Workshop
- Site
- Sequence
- Bacterium
- Forming
- Ridge
- Canyon
- Remains
- Plant
- Piece
- Manufacture
- Evidence
- Oxygen
- Type
- Characteristic
- Basin
- Fault
- Lower
- Spring
- Replacement
- Coal
- Exposure
- Hills
- Million
- Amount
- Block
- Lake
- Seed
- Early
- Stream
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.
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