Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Jimbob on June 15, 2012, 01:10:20 pm
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This was found in the hills around Concord, CA. Its pretty rough and grainy, I tried to pick up a hammer stone to try and see how it works but it broke the hammer stone. I did get some flakes off of it though.
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Whew! That looks like some tough stuff. Can't wait to see what you can do with it.
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Kinda resembles some stuff i found in CO. Really quartzy and tough. Wonder if heat would affect it, hmm..
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JimBob - You made it out to concord and didn't come visit me in Yosemite - I am verily crushed! With the layering in that rock it lloks like a metamorphic, schist perhaps otherwise my thought initially was diorite, a very dark small crystal form of granite.
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Sorry Ben, I am out here with the Army Reserve. They flew us out here from NC and havent had much free time. We have been workin at the old naval base out here. I would have loved to go to Yosemite! Thanks for the help with the ID though.
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Cowboy, I think Ill take some down to my father in laws fire pit one day and try to put some heat on it. Ill let you know how that goes.
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it looks like slate. but im not sure, hey when will you be back this way?
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Warhawk, I come back to work on the 20th.