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Cherty meaning in English
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Cherty
see synonyms of chertyAdjective
1. cherty
resembling or containing chert
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cherty
see synonyms of chertynoun
a microcrystalline form of silica usually occurring as bands or layers of pebbles in sedimentary rock. Formula: SiO2. Varieties include flint, lyddite (Lydian stone)
. Also called: hornstoneCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Cherty
see synonyms of cherty noun
an extremely dense type of quartz, including jasper and flint, having a dull, opaque luster and made up of microscopic crystals
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Cherty
see synonyms of chertyn.
1. A variety of silica that contains microcrystalline quartz.
2. A siliceous rock of chalcedonic or opaline silica occurring in limestone.
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