chert
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noun \ˈchərt, ˈchat\Definition of CHERT
: a rock resembling flint and consisting essentially of a large amount of fibrous chalcedony with smaller amounts of cryptocrystalline quartz and amorphous silica
— cherty \ˈchər-tē, ˈcha-\ adjective
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First Known Use: 1679
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