flint
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Key facts
- Rock.type
- Sedimentary
- Rock.name
- Flint
- Rock.image
- Miorcani flint.jpg
- Rock.alt
- A sample of Miorcani flint
- Rock.caption
- A sample of Miorcani flint from the Cenomanian chalky marl layer of the Moldavian Plateau ( wide)
- Rock.composition
- Cryptocrystalline quartz
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Uses
- Tools or cutting edges
- To ignite fire or gunpowder
- Flintlocks
- Comparison with ferrocerium
- Fragmentation
- As a building material
- Ceramics
- Jewelry
- See also
- References
- External links
right|thumb|A piece of flint long, weighing 171 grams
Flint, occasionally flintstone (SiO2 ), is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start fires.