Glossary:Flint

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Flint
Flint is a variety of chert found in chalk. It can have a range of colours depending on mineral impurities but is usually dark-grey, blue, black, or deep brown in colour. Flint was commonly used in the past for:
 * tools due to it forming sharp edges when struck;
 * a raw material for clay based ceramic bodies;
 * making fire as when struck against iron pyrites or steel will produce sparks;
 * flintlock firearms;
 * a building material.

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