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Offline Jaeger

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Quartz?
« on: October 03, 2009, 07:51:55 pm »
I found some rocks a while back in the cut of the road do you know what it is ,it is the toughest rock I ever saw,wheew.it knapps but just barely.
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Offline arappaho

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 09:31:01 pm »
Nice job, Jaeger!
Can't really see the rock from the pic, but instead of quartz it's probably a quartzite.
Quartzite is sandstone that has been altered by heat and pressure and is much harder
and more durable than regular quartz. There are lots of different types and areas
where you can find quartzite. One well known type from central to southern Alabama
is the Tallahatta Quartzite.
If you want to read more, (probably more than you want ;)),
http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5223&sid=2bc59a6bf6684d0d0fecca57723fdea8
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Offline nugget

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 10:30:51 pm »
If you knapped it it is good to go. Nice looking point from what i can see. Quartzite is some nice stuff. I have tried some and love it. I have not been sucessfull but still trying. Get all you can. It is some beautiful stuff when completed.
TJ
PS. arappaho thanks for the link to the site.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 07:51:20 am »
Thats a nice point from quartzite :) The stuff up here will break your wrists :o
Most folks use dogwood billets on quartzite as it grabs the rock better than copper
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2009, 08:33:01 pm »
Nice looking blade, it looks nice and sharp.
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Offline billy

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2009, 01:39:21 am »
that stuff looks like rhyolite to me...I've worked rhyiolite and it's extremely tough!
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2009, 08:32:19 am »
That does look like rhyolite to me too.

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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2009, 09:52:03 am »
Doesn't look like quartzite to me either, where are you located? Looks like some good pretty rock to me.
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Re: Quartz?
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2009, 10:23:23 am »
Looking at the close-up of the flakes, I'd say you're right to begin with-some kind of quartzite and looks like a really good grade of it, too. Wish we had some like that here.
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