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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: AncientArcher76 on June 01, 2010, 05:52:45 am

Title: Found some Rock!
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 01, 2010, 05:52:45 am
Hi guys I found some very waxey looking rock high in silica content!  It looks almsot like Ky Blue in appearence but this stuff due to weathering crumbles.  But it does flake.  Its too bad there are tons of it where I found it along the CherryValley road in Ny .  Thanks for looking.
  Forgot to say that it was in bands about 6 -12'' tall and had an orangy cortex.  There probably is some good stuff deep inside the wall but u would need some TNT...lol

Russ

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Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 01, 2010, 07:53:06 am
WELL, just found out over on the "Planet"  that it is dolostone...Hmmm  I am one day going to very knowledgable in geology.  Ok that about it for this then...lol Have a good day!

Russ
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: leapingbare on June 01, 2010, 12:33:06 pm
Yikes!  :)
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: mullet on June 01, 2010, 04:37:55 pm
 Whew! I'll bet that will work over a hammerstone pretty good.
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: Hillbilly on June 01, 2010, 09:05:36 pm
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/hillbillync/Smiley/thhititsmiley.gif)  ;D
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: jamie on June 01, 2010, 09:22:06 pm
im with steve, id hit it!!
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: sailordad on June 01, 2010, 09:30:55 pm
me too 
i like hard rock
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: AncientArcher76 on June 02, 2010, 01:40:06 am
Well it looks really good and some chunks are a dark blue but was told and I tried u can use percission but forget flaking it ...anyone else seen dolostone? 

Russ
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: cowboy on June 02, 2010, 11:05:00 am
Never heard of it. Wonder if some heat would help?
Title: Re: Found some Rock!
Post by: wildman on June 02, 2010, 11:23:54 pm
looks like some rock I found in a cave looked like ky blue but broke real grainy had a small amount of fluorspar in it  ???