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chert

  [churt]
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–noun
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
Origin:
1670–80; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
cherty, adjective
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chert   (chûrt)   
n.  

  1. A variety of silica that contains microcrystalline quartz.

  2. A siliceous rock of chalcedonic or opaline silica occurring in limestone.


[Origin unknown.]
chert'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

chert 
"flint-like quartz," 1679, of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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