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chert

/t͡ʃɜːt/ UK
/t͡ʃɝt/ US

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noun cherts

uncountable Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
countable A flint-like tool made from chert.

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noun mineral

Español	sílex, pedernal
日本語	角岩 kakugan, チャート chāto
中文	燧石 suìshí
Português	sílex córneo
Français	chaille
Deutsch	Hornstein, Feuerstein
Italiano	ftanite
Русский	сла́нец slánec, кремни́стый известня́к kremnístyj izvestnják
עברית	חלמיש khalamísh

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@misc{chert_2026,
  title = {chert},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chert},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}