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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: bushman on August 28, 2011, 03:26:59 am

Title: Rock ID?
Post by: bushman on August 28, 2011, 03:26:59 am

I was wondering as to what type of rock this is? I thought it might be some kind of jade maybe. It’s a little larger then the size of your fist. It has had flakes knocked off of its surface but that just looks like from when it was bounced around under the glaciers, it was found in some glacial till. Thanks.
Bushman

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: Tower on August 28, 2011, 11:55:03 am

Jade or Malachite?

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: mullet on August 28, 2011, 10:26:53 pm

 Jade will not knap and Malachite is found mostly in Arizona, in copper deposits.

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: julieb on August 29, 2011, 12:09:44 am

I dunno. Looks like it might do something knapable. If it's jade you aughta bust it into small peices and tumble it into jewelry grade peices. What state are you in?

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: bushman on August 30, 2011, 02:17:06 am

Quote from: julieb on August 29, 2011, 12:09:44 am

I dunno. Looks like it might do something knapable. If it's jade you aughta bust it into small peices and tumble it into jewelry grade peices. What state are you in?

I'm from B.C. Canada, the rock came from the central interior of the province. Since Mullet said jade doesn't knapp and this rocks got some flakes knocked off of it I guess it isn't jade. When I get time I'm goin to hit it and see what comes out of it, I will post what the out come is. Thanks.
Bushman

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: mullet on August 30, 2011, 09:12:03 am

 It looks like a form of Jasper to me.

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: WOODSLORE on August 31, 2011, 03:36:40 pm

I would say either Jasper or a form of metabassalt.

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: jamie on September 01, 2011, 12:05:55 am

looks like a jasper

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: hawkshaman on September 01, 2011, 02:22:36 pm

It looks exactly like a stone I used to find washed up on the shores of Lake Erie. It was knappable. Someone over on PaleoPlanet told me it was slag from the iron smelters. Are there any natural iron deposits where you found it? Might be a similar material, only naturally formed by volcanic heat. Regardless, it looks good to me.

John

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: StevenT on September 01, 2011, 04:02:48 pm

Have you hit it yet?

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on September 02, 2011, 12:50:25 am

Could this be nephrite?

Title: Re: Rock ID?
Post by: bushman on September 02, 2011, 01:47:29 am

I haven't hit it yet StevenT, was lookin at it earlier today, maybe I will try it latter when I have more time so I'm not rushing it.
hawkshaman: There is iron ore around here and there has been lots of volcanic activity as well but like I said it was found in glacial till so hard to actually know where it came from.
Bushman