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2024
silcrete
silcrete
English
A bifacial
silcrete
point from
Blombos Cave
,
South Africa
,
Middle Stone Age
(71,000 BCE)
Noun
silcrete
(
plural
silcretes
)
An
indurated
duricrust
formed when
silica
is
dissolved
and
resolidifies
as a
cement
.
Anagrams
reticles
sclerite
terciles
tiercels
Etymology
Blend
of
silica
+
concrete
.
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