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What is the noun for cherts?

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chert
  1. (geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.
  2. (countable) A flint-like tool made from chert.
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    1. “Clovis and Folsom points from these two nearby bison kills are predominantly of Edwards chert.”
      “Shale adjacent to ironstone is ferruginized, strongly foliated and complexly folded where it contains chert layers.”
      “Asymmetrical folds and axial planar quartz veins, isoclinal and rootless folds and boudinage of chert layers are common.”
chertiness
  1. The quality of being cherty.
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