Definitions for chert
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. chertnoun

   variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. chertnoun

   Massive generally dull colored and usually opaque quartzite or hornstone or impure chalcedony or other flint-like mineral. By general usage 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.

2. chertnoun

   A flint-like tool made from chert.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chertnoun

   A kind of flint.

   Etymology: from quartz, Germ.

   Flint is most commonly found in form of nodules; but ’tis sometimes found in thin stratæ, when ’tis called chert. John Woodward.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chert

   Chert () is a hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz, the mineral form of silicon dioxide (SiO2). Chert is characteristically of biological origin, but may also occur inorganically as a chemical precipitate or a diagenetic replacement, as in petrified wood.Chert is typically composed of the petrified remains of siliceous ooze, the biogenic sediment that covers large areas of the deep ocean floor, and which contains the silicon skeletal remains of diatoms, silicoflagellates, and radiolarians. Precambrian cherts are notable for the presence of fossil cyanobacteria. In addition to microfossils, chert occasionally contains macrofossils. However, some chert is devoid of any fossils.Chert varies greatly in color (from white to black), but most often manifests as gray, brown, grayish brown and light green to rusty red (occasionally dark green); its color is an expression of trace elements present in the rock, and both red and green are most often related to traces of iron (in its oxidized and reduced forms, respectively).

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1. chert

   Chert is a hard, dense sedimentary rock composed primarily of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline silica, often formed in nodules in limestone or as whole layers. It is characterized by its high luster and often varies in color from white to dark gray or brown. Chert is often seen in flint form and has been used throughout history for tool production due to its ability to fracture into sharp-edged pieces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chertnoun

   an impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull color

2. Etymology: [Ir. ceart stone, perh. akin to E. crag.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Chert

   Chert is a fine-grained silica-rich microcrystalline, cryptocrystalline or microfibrous sedimentary rock that may contain small fossils. It varies greatly in color, but most often manifests as gray, brown, grayish brown and light green to rusty red; its color is an expression of trace elements present in the rock, and both red and green are most often related to traces of iron.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chert

   chėrt, n. a kind of quartz or flint: hornstone.—adj. Chert′y, like or containing chert. [Prob. Celt.; Ir. ceart, a pebble.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chert in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chert
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chert
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chert
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chert
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chert
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chert
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chert