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Flint is a hard type of sedimentary rock that produces a small piece of burning material when hit by steel
From Old English flint - a type of rock mainly known for high hardness and for giving off sparks when struck
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Banded iron formation are distinctive units of sedimentary rock that are almost always of Precambrian age
Western Australia, Minnesota
From its formation process
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock