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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Jimbob on April 10, 2012, 01:29:37 am

Title: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Jimbob on April 10, 2012, 01:29:37 am

The point on the left is from some material that Tower sent me (THANK YOU)!!!  The one on the right is some quartzite that I picked up out of the dirt road behind the house.  The quartzite was really tough but not as tough as I thought it would be.  I was kinda shocked to get anything that resembled a point.  I would have taken it further but it was getting late in the afternoon and I needed to get to sleep (working graveyard shift).   Let me know what yall think.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: cowboy on April 10, 2012, 07:09:44 am

Looking good JB! That quartzy stuff looks familiar. I found a bunch of that that had washed out of a lakeshore in SC. Tried knapping it but was not patient enough.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Jimbob on April 10, 2012, 08:12:42 am

Thanks Cowboy, it can be kinda brittle and tough all at the same time.  There are usually alot of fractures and inclusions in it.  I had a decent little piece going and hit it ever so lightly and it broke into three pieces.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: maddog314 on April 10, 2012, 11:34:59 am

That quartzite looks realy tough.. Good job on tough stuff...I wounder if the old timers used it because of how tough it is? Great job!
Micah

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Jimbob on April 10, 2012, 01:17:21 pm

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Bevan R. on April 10, 2012, 02:11:40 pm

Quote from: maddog314 on April 10, 2012, 11:34:59 am

That quartzite looks really tough.. Good job on tough stuff...I wounder if the old timers used it because of how tough it is? Great job!
Micah

There is actually a mine the NA's used in Wyoming, called 'Spanish Diggings'. They used to gather there and quarry quartzite. I got to go there once with a museum group. There were derb piles all over.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: bryan irwin on April 10, 2012, 09:24:54 pm

nice that quarts is all over the carolinas and i find a lot of points made from it the flakes are scary sharp.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Jimbob on April 11, 2012, 12:49:25 am

There is actually a mine the NA's used in Wyoming, called 'Spanish Diggings'. They used to gather there and quarry quartzite. I got to go there once with a museum group. There were derb piles all over.
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Thats interesting, do you have any pics???  Id like to see them if you do?

Quote from: bryan irwin on April 10, 2012, 09:24:54 pm

nice that quarts is all over the carolinas and i find a lot of points made from it the flakes are scary sharp.

Bryan, do you live in the Carolinas??  Where abouts?

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Josh B on April 11, 2012, 02:23:23 am

Cool!  That quartzite does look challenging. Josh

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: bryan irwin on April 11, 2012, 09:08:34 pm

jimbob i live about 1hour north of charlotte in mooresville

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: Jimbob on April 11, 2012, 10:34:30 pm

Oh ok, cool.  I live near Fayetteville.

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: mullet on April 12, 2012, 12:09:36 am

Hillbilly in NC has some excellent yellow quartz in the creek behind his house. I was suprised to see how easy it pressure flaked. I sure wish I coulds get some more. :P

Title: Re: Quartizite and Texas Chert
Post by: bryan irwin on April 12, 2012, 08:09:14 pm

how much you wont eddie