Chert vs Conchoidal - What's the difference?
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(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
(countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.
* , 1976, D. T. Whiteside (editor), The Mathematical Papers of Isaac Newton , Volume 7: 1691-1695,
(mineralogy, of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
* 1821 , Coal'', entry in Andrew Ure, ''A Dictionary of Chemistry on the Basis of Mr Nicholson's ,
* 2005 , Chapter 19: Lithic Studies'', Herbert D. G. Maschner, Christopher Chippindale (editors), ''Handbook of Archaeological Methods , Volume 1,
* 2011 , Robert C Shaler, Crime Scene Forensics: A Scientific Method Approach ,
* 2011 , David H. Krinsley, John C. Doornkamp, Atlas of Quartz Sand Surface Textures ,
(mineralogy, of a mineral ) That fractures with planar concentric curves (e.g., as flint, chert or obsidian).
* 1821 , Focus of Philosophy, Science and Art , Volume 1, Issues 1-4,
As a noun chert
is massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.As an adjective conchoidal is
of or pertaining to a conchoid; that may be defined as a conchoid.chert
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Usage notes
Generally, 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.See also
* chalcedony * flint * jasper * quartzite * silicateAnagrams
*conchoidal
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(Conchoidal fracture)Adjective
(en adjective)page 621,
- a conchoidal hyperbola with an oval at its convexity.
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- It[pitch-coal] is distinguished by its splendent lustre and conchoidal fracture.
page 719,
- Some flakes detached in a controlled manner have characteristics of conchoidal fracture.
page 479,
- On one side of the radial edge, the conchoidal fractures form right angles, that is, form a perpendicular with the edge.
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- If grains derived from these rocks are unweathered after separation from the parent rock (a very rare occurrence), they may contain either conchoidal breakage patterns if grains are large, or upturned plates and flat upper and lower surfaces if small grains are considered.
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- The customary transitions of pitchstone are, into Chalcedony, Chert, Semi-opal; also into a substance resembling conchoidal shining jasper, found in clay strata, entangled in trap, or volcanic rock; and lastly, into Trap.