Translation of "chert" into Spanish

sílex, pedernal, esquisto are the top translations of "chert" into Spanish.

chert noun grammar

(geology, uncountable) 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. [..]

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  • sílex

    noun masculine

    mineral

    Also we can recuperate it in the used tools (chert, hand mill, potteries, etc. ) and in animals and humans teeth.

    También se pueden recuperar de las herramientas utilizadas (sílex, molinos de mano, cerámicas, etc.) y de los dientes de los animales y de humanos.

  • pedernal

    noun masculine

    mineral

  • esquisto

    noun masculine

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    • pizarra
    • chert

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