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çört

English translation: chert

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Turkish term or phrase:çört
English translation:chert
Entered by: Özden Arıkan

21:09 Oct 15, 2006
Turkish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
Turkish term or phrase: çört
Tuzla Formasyonu, yumrulu kireçtaşı, kalkerli şeyl ve tabakalı çörtlerden oluşmuştur.
Ali Osman TEZCAN
Türkiye
Local time: 21:18
chert
Explanation:
A very fine grained rock formed in ancient ocean sediments. It often has a semi_glassy finish and is usually white, pinkish, brown, gray, or blue_gray in color. It can be shaped into arrowheads by chipping. It has often been called flint, but true flint is found in chalk deposits and is a distinctive blackish color.
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Serdar Oncu
Türkiye
Local time: 21:18
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chert


Explanation:
A very fine grained rock formed in ancient ocean sediments. It often has a semi_glassy finish and is usually white, pinkish, brown, gray, or blue_gray in color. It can be shaped into arrowheads by chipping. It has often been called flint, but true flint is found in chalk deposits and is a distinctive blackish color.


Serdar Oncu
Türkiye
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 8
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