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Flint

Flint, occasionally flintstone (SiO2), is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start fires.

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Flint

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples101
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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Flint

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related to Tools or cutting edges · 33
Flint → Balkan, Belgium, Cenomanian, Danube, Dobruja, England, English Channel, Funnelbeaker, Grimes Graves, Hov, In Europe, Jura Mountains, Jurassic, Jutland, Kraków, Krzemionki, Lägern, Michelsberg, Miorcani, Moldavian Plateau
related to Origin · 16
Flint → Beeston Bump, Certain, Channel, Cretaceous, England, Europe, French, Jurassic, Norfolk, One, Pieces, Puzzling, The, Thin, This, West Runton
related to As a building material · 15
Flint → Because, Burgh Castle, East Anglia, England, Framlingham Castle, Hampshire, It, Kent, Late Roman, Many, Middle Ages, Norfolk, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex
related to External links · 11
Flint → Beeston Bump, Cathedral CloseFlint, Conservation, December, East Anglia Book, European Artefacts, Flint Architecture, Flint Buildings Introduction, Paramoudras, Stephen HartFlintsource, Wayback Machine
related to Ceramics · 10
Flint → After, Because, However, In, South-East England, The, This, UK, Until, Western France
see also · 10
Flint → Banded, Black, Chalcedony, Hydrated, Knapped, Microcrystalline, Mineralogy Agate, Naturally, Quarrying, Small
related to To ignite fire or gunpowder · 5
Flint → FeS2, Prior, The, These, When
related to Jewellery · 1
Flint → Ancient Egypt

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used stone tools use found material steel sparks colour nodules ferrocerium ohio fire england important quartz knapping sedimentary occurs white

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Flintrelated to As a building materialLate Roman0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialBurgh Castle0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialNorfolk0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialIt0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialEngland0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialMiddle Ages0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialEast Anglia0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialHampshire0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialSussex0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialSurrey0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialKent0.60section
Flintrelated to As a building materialSomerset0.60section

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