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1. (n.) chert
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.

Etymology: (1670–80; orig. uncert.)

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1. (noun) chert
variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz

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1. (noun) chert
an impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color

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