Flint rock

Chert is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of quartz(SiO2) that is microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz.It is usually organic rock

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Learning how to find flint and other natural hard minerals can help you start a fire with nothing but a carbon steel knife, tinder, and a little patience.

Our earth is comprised of a variety of different rocks and minerals; gathering and appreciating them is a wonderful hobby. Chert is a very useful stone that is great to collect...here is why.

Flint, chert, and jasper are a few of the many names used for microcrystalline quartz. These names are not systematically used. Instead, their use is often based upon the background of the person speaking, the geologic occurrence of the material, the properties of the material, and any historic use of the material.

Acheulean handaxe, 500,000 - 200,000 years old, collected from the Dordogne region of Southwestern France.

I am making the theme of my blog based on the verse in Isaiah that talks about a Flint. This is a picture of a stone called a Flint It is my Mother's favorite Bible Verse, and she has told it to me many times in my life. Flint, Wikapedia Isaiah 50:7 tells of how Isaiah set his face like a Flint. I looked up what that means and it said that he decided that no matter what happened, he wasn't going to flinch or change, even if someone tried to shame or disgrace him. "For the Lord GOD will help…

Hand Axe, 300,000 years old, flint. This teardrop-shaped stone tool is from the celebrated Paleolithic site of Saint-Acheul, in northern France, which gave its name to the Acheulean technology. Though stone tools date back at least 2.6 million years, this tool is around 300,000 years old and was collected between 1883 and 1890.