Translation of "chert" into Italian

ftanite, selce are the top translations of "chert" into Italian.

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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  • ftanite

    noun feminine

    mineral

  • selce

    noun feminine

    The Planu Sartu consists especially of varve-like laminated limestones and dolomites and up to m-thick calcareous mudstones with cherts.

    Esso consiste essenzialmente di calcari e dolomie sottilmente laminati e di mudstone calcarei dallo spessore da pochi dm a qualche metro, con livelli di selce.

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