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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Mystery Bama chert
« on: July 26, 2013, 09:31:59 pm »
Finally got around to knapping some mystery chert I found under a trussel bridge in north central alabama.  I dont think it was native, it had been quarried somewhere and hauled in and dumped to support the bridge. most was fractured really bad but I got a few good spalls that I brought home, heat treated and knapped.  really slick, really tough and really sharp.  Some of the highest quality chert I have ever put my hands on... wish I knew what is "was".
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 09:38:54 pm »
Can't help you with i.d. on them rocks, but the points are perty.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 10:11:44 pm »
Sweet points & like the color.
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Offline iowabow

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 11:09:13 pm »
Great story and nice color on some fine looking points
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2013, 05:57:40 am »
Almost has that old black and white picture look to it. Hmm, cool rock!
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2013, 09:43:02 am »
Reminds me of skyline tree camo the way it is marked. Really nice points! I'd be alright with just being a mystery if my points turned out like that.


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Offline mullet

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2013, 03:02:37 pm »
You know what they say about Alabama," might as well be another planet", but those are some wicked points.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2013, 03:51:18 pm »
very purty! Probably brought in not too far from the site I would imagine.
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Offline Poggins

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2013, 08:30:50 am »
Looks like the same rock used on the old Katy railroad here in Oklahoma , I've gathered some of it and tried to figure out where it came from .
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Offline Tower

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2013, 11:12:20 am »
Where ever it came from, you made 2 fine points.
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Offline JackCrafty

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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2013, 12:30:55 pm »
Hey, that's some of that green trussel bridge chert.  I'd recognize it anywhere.   >:D

We got white trussel bridge chert out here.  It's great stuff too.

Nice points!!
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Re: Mystery Bama chert
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2013, 12:21:00 pm »
Love the coloring in that rock. I think I'd be going back for some more!
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