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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Ncsnipe on April 21, 2011, 12:56:53 am

Title: Picture of ryolite formation.
Post by: Ncsnipe on April 21, 2011, 12:56:53 am

The chalky blocky formation is the ryolite. Unfortunatly the owners would not answer the doorbell, so I was unable to go through the formation in thier yard.

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Post by: cowboy on April 21, 2011, 01:48:10 am

That is too cool! I'd like to rummage around in there with ya  ;).

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Post by: JustinNC on April 21, 2011, 10:47:13 am

Hmmm I wonder if we're thinking about the same place..............I located a spot down there I been wanting to get to, but haven't had the chance. I bet there's some good rock in there. I'll find out in May. lol.

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Post by: cowboy on April 21, 2011, 01:27:21 pm

Your making me wanna go splunkin ;D. I lied, oops. I do occasionally find some that was hauled in on jobsites.

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Post by: JustinNC on April 21, 2011, 02:40:53 pm

what a terrible problem to have....high silica content rock evvvvveerrrywhere ;D

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Post by: Ncsnipe on April 21, 2011, 04:37:27 pm

Man Cowboy, you got it made!

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Post by: leapingbare on April 21, 2011, 10:01:56 pm

Is that the high grade green ryolite?

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Post by: Ncsnipe on April 21, 2011, 11:15:51 pm

Some of it was very nice and some of it was leaverite. You just had to knock a piece off and see. The one thing I noticed was that you could hit on a piece and if it rang it was most likely a good one . If it didn't ring it was always bad.

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Post by: bryan irwin on April 21, 2011, 11:44:26 pm

nice find looks like some good stuff.