What does cherty mean?
Cherty means (geology, mineralogy) Containing chert..
Cherty
/ˈt͡ʃɜɹti/ · adjective
Meaning
(geology, mineralogy) Containing chert..
Example Sentences
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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Word Forms
- chertier
- chertiest
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Rudely shaped, of hard cherty rock, flat on the inner face, convex on the back. 2759.
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