A siliceous complex consisting of one or more of opal, chalcedony, and microcrystalline quartz. It occurs as concretions, nodules, or layers. According to Tarr, flint is synonymous with chert, and Tarr recommends that the term should be restricted to the processed form [Tar: 1938]. In England, however, the term is widely used, especially for black, brown, or grey siliceous nodules found in the Cenomanian chalk. They contain sponge fragments, foraminifera, shell fragments, and occasionally sea urchins or inoceramids. Flint nodules are generally of the chalky, old colour of porous silica, and when broken show shell-like fractures [Pettijohn: 1975]. The origin of the name flint is unclear, but it is probably due to the Old English word flyht, meaning flight, and its use in attaching arrowheads. Old names included flystan and flynt [Tomkeieff: 1983]. Source: Asakura Publishing Dictionary of Petrology Information |
珪質の複合岩で,オパール,カルセドニイ,微晶質石英などが一種あるいは数種集まったもの.これは固結物,団塊,層などとして産出する.タールによればフリントはチャートと同意語で,タールはこの語を加工品に限定すべきとしている[Tar : 1938].しかし英国ではこの語は広く使用され,特にセノマニアン紀のチョークに産する黒色,褐色,灰色の珪質団塊に用いられる.これは海綿の骨片,有孔虫,貝殻の破片,時にウニ類あるいはイノセラムスが含まれる.フリント団塊は一般に多孔質シリカのチョーク質の古い色をもち,壊れると貝殻状断口を示す[Pettijohn : 1975].フリントの名称の由来は不明であるが,おそらく古い英語のflyhtで飛行(flight)の意味で,矢の頭に付けるのに用いたことによるらしい.古い名称ではflystan, flyntといった[Tomkeieff : 1983]. 出典 朝倉書店岩石学辞典について 情報 |
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