Cherty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɜɹti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cherty is an adjective meaning (geology, mineralogy) Containing chert.
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.
Word Forms
- chertier
- chertiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dolomite, chalky, charnockitic, chiastolitic, chertified, chalcedoneous.
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