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Offline bryan irwin

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rock run today
« on: February 21, 2010, 09:50:49 pm »
got a good load of rock today found a couple that was to heavy to carry out and had to break it in half

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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2010, 10:05:21 pm »
I'd say you did!  What is that stuff..Ryolite?
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Offline Timo

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2010, 10:24:52 pm »
I'd say!  How come it's so clean? The rock I get is always covered with mud/dirt! ;D

Offline bryan irwin

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 10:50:54 pm »
yes it  speckled rhyolite and its clean because its laying on the river bank full of rock
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Re: rock run today
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 11:14:52 pm »
Looks like a nice haul, should keep you busy for a bit.

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2010, 11:32:22 pm »
Thats a good load.
 I went back to my KY blue spot today and walked all over and found a few more outcrops some good pieces here and there but not much. i went back to my original spot and loaded up. I'd say close to 400 pounds.
 Sure was a good day to hunt rock. 68* here.
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Offline jamie

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2010, 08:55:45 am »
man im jealous of you guys.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2010, 09:46:20 am »
sure just rub it in guys ::) No rock in the UP :'(
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Re: rock run today
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2010, 09:55:37 am »
I found a good spot for what I assume is costal plains chert its dark gray rather than caramel like I found last year.Ron
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2010, 12:29:57 pm »
Nice haul, Bryan, good looking rhyolite. That's a lot of Savannah River points.
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Re: rock run today
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2010, 04:59:32 pm »
Good lookin haul! How does that speckled stuff work? All I've tried is a little chunk of the green.
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Re: rock run today
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2010, 10:04:07 pm »
Paul, the speckled (porphyritic) is grainer and harder to work than the green stuff. The specks are phenocrysts of feldspar, quartz, or pyrite in some varieties. It works pretty good with wood. You can make nice bigger points from it, but it's not as good for smaller stuff. Most of the Savannah River, Stanley, and Guilford points in central NC were made from the speckled stuff.
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Offline caveman2533

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Re: rock run today
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2010, 10:19:11 pm »
Brian,
That looks alot like our PA rhyolite.
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Re: rock run today
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2010, 05:27:00 pm »
Thanks Steve. Looks like I may get a chance to try some - I'll see what I can do with it..
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