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BCR414 Flint

BCR414 Flint

$18.00

Here’s a new item, gorgeous Flint from Germany.
A great rock for cutting and any lapidary project.
These select pieces are solid and should polish nicely.
They measure 3 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ x 2″, 4 7/8″ x 2 5/8″ x 2 3/4″, 5 1/2″ x 3″ x 2 1/8″and weighs nearly 4 1/2 pounds.

MOHS hardness scale of 6 – 7

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SKU: BCR414 Categories: Rocks, Rocks, Gemstones, Fossils and Minerals, Rough and Cutting Rock Tags: Cutting Rock, Flint

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Description

Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz and is a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly a nodules and masses and and has a glassy or waxy appearance. A thin layer on the outside of the nodules is usually different in color, typically white and rough in texture. Flint refers specifically to the form of chert which occurs in chalk or marly limestone.