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Flint

This article is about the rock. For other uses see Flint (disambiguation)

Flint (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica rock with a glassy appearance. Flint is usually dark grey, blue, black, or deep brown in colour. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in chalks and limestones.


pebble beach made up of flint nodules eroded out
of the nearby chalk cliffs, Cape Arkona, Rügen