flint

raw materials, minerals, geology

Also known as flintstone, a form of quartz, silicon dioxide.

Wedgwood sourced flint for porcelain production from the North Kent limestone quarries at Gravesend.

Traveljournal 1814

Cite as: flint. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8569, viewed on 7 June 2025.