cherty
adj/ˈt͡ʃɜɹti/
Etymology
From chert + -y.
Definitions
Containing chert.
- Rudely shaped, of hard cherty rock, flat on the inner face, convex on the back. 2759.
- Its mineralogical constitution is not simple; in some parts the rock is of a cherty, in others of a feldspathic nature, including thin veins of serpentine.
- It is represented by a phosphate-dolostone sequence in Wengan, where it is 33 to 55 m thick and consists mainly of dark phosphate, cherty phosphate, chert, and gray dolomite.
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