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Is flint a mineral

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What mineral group goes with flint?

Flint is composed of quartz, a silicate mineral.


What mineral is made to make arrow heads spear points and knives?

They were made from flint. Flint is a hard, sedimentary form of the mineral quartz.


Is flint igneous or sedimentary?

Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz.


What mineral used by native Americans?

flint a kind of stone


What mineral was used by Native Americans?

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What is Ohio's official state mineral?

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What luster is flint under?

Flint is a rock, not a mineral, and so lustre does not really apply, but freshly fractured flint is typically vitreous or occasionally waxy, while the 'rind' on the nodules is dull.


Is flint intrusive or extrusive?

Flint is a chemical sedimentary rock formed from the precipitation of silica rich solutions in layers of marine sediments.


Is flint a noun?

Yes, the word flint is a noun, common, concrete noun; a word for a mineral, a form of rock, a thing. Flint is a type of rock that Native Americans used to make arrowheads out of in the past.


A mineral with a sharp edge?

Any mineral that can be broken (cleaved) at a sharp angle can have a sharp edge. Substances like Flint are good examples


What is the definition of flint?

Flint is a mineral. It is a hard, sedimentary form of quartz. Ancient peoples used it to make tools, and it can create a spark when struck by steel. Flint with a capital 'F' is the county town of Flintshire in North Wales.


Flint chert and jasper are microcrystalline forms of what?

Flint, chert and jasper are all forms of the mineral quartz, which are generally formed in sedimentary rock.