ALL meanings of chert
chert
C c - noun chert a microcrystalline form of silica usually occurring as bands or layers of pebbles in sedimentary rock. Formula: SiO2. Varieties include flint, lyddite (Lydian stone) 3
- noun chert an extremely dense type of quartz, including jasper and flint, having a dull, opaque luster and made up of microscopic crystals 3
- noun chert a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz. 1
- noun chert A hard, dark, opaque rock composed of silica (chalcedony) with an amorphous or microscopically fine-grained texture. It occurs as nodules (flint) or, less often, in massive beds. 1
- noun chert rock: type of quartz 1
- noun chert (Uncountable Noun) (geology) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral. 0
- noun chert (Countable Noun) A flint-like tool made from chert. 0