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Offline nclonghunter

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Vermont area rock?
« on: May 11, 2011, 01:28:08 pm »
Will be heading to Vermont on a trout fishing excursion soon and was wondering if anyone knows of knappable rock in that area? I believe we will be in the southern area or central Vermont.
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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2011, 07:00:02 pm »
onandaga varieties around lake champlain. other than that marble and granite. some of the marble (dolomite) is like rhyolite
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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2011, 12:59:16 am »
Thanks Jamie, I read today where a guy found some good looking rock in Lake Champlain. He had a picture of it (Paleo Planet site)posted in 2007 and I think his site name was Chuckar???

I don't believe I will get to Lake Champlain, but I do appreciate the info. Just can't seem to get away from Rhyolite material...LOL
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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2011, 08:07:37 am »
what part of the state you gonna be visiting?
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2011, 09:45:54 am »
Near Bennington, Otter Creek...first time going there.
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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2011, 09:50:45 am »
youll be roughly an hour and a half from normanskill chert from new york
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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2011, 10:36:59 am »
Ohhhh I want some of that Normanskill.

Offline nclonghunter

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Re: Vermont area rock?
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2011, 10:51:59 am »
That might be doable..how do you locate it; any particular known locations or areas such as creek beds, known quarrie sites or ???
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