chert
Noun

chert

  1. (geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
  2. (countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
Translations
  • French: chaille
  • German: Hornstein, Feuerstein
  • Italian: ftanite
  • Portuguese: sílex córneo
  • Russian: сла́нец
  • Spanish: sílex, pedernal



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