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Flint is a microcrystalline sedimentary rock composed primarily of quartz, exhibiting a conchoidal fracture which made it useful in tool making.
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∙ 11y agoFlint has a conchoidal fracture.
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Is flint intrusive or extrusive?
Flint is a chemical sedimentary rock formed from the precipitation of silica rich solutions in layers of marine sediments.
What rock is composed mainly of quartz and quartz sand?
rock salt and conglomerate
Is an igneous rock solid?
Yes. By definition a rock is solid.
What rock would make a spear point in prehistoric time?
Chert, flint, or obsidian were the materials normally used.
What is a hard quartz rock that sparks when struck against steel or iron rock salt?
It certainly is not rock salt. It is a shame that WA strips out punctuation. Try searching your reading or notes for the word "Flint".
What is the hardest rock flint or sandstone?
Flint
What is Ohio's state rock?
Flint is the State stone/rock of Ohio.
What is flint?
Flint is a rock that you rub to make fire.
What type of rock is used to start fire?
Flint stone is used for making sparks to start a fire
How do you tell the difference between Obsidian rock and Coal Flint rock?
flint has an extremely bright shine
Hard quartz rock that sparks when struck against steel or iron?
Flint is a hard rock that produces a spark when struck against steel. Flint is a sedimentary rock that is formed from a crypto crystalline quartz.
Explain how flint rock can be used to start a fire?
what does flint rocks used for
What kind of rock is flint?
Flint is often referred to as a "Chemical Sedimentary" rock. Commonly formed when solid materials are dissolved by other means (water) and then redeposited in layers. This explains to a degree why flint has such a fine texture; it's comprised essentially of stuff that's small enough to be floating about in a glass of tap water. -S.M.
What does dan flint play?
Dan Flint is the drummer for British rock band, You Me At Six.
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.
Is flint intrusive or extrusive?
Flint is a chemical sedimentary rock formed from the precipitation of silica rich solutions in layers of marine sediments.
What kind of rock sparks if you hit them together?
flint
