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Offline 65x55 swedis

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rock id please
« on: January 25, 2010, 02:32:26 am »
I was out fishing to day and getting snage on everything. on my way back i stumbled on to these rocks. they spal good and produce a fairly sharp spal. they  have a very fine looking glitter when the light hits them.i thought it might be flint but i thought flint was shinner. any ideas. thanks.

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Offline jamie

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 10:38:54 am »
where ya located
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 12:22:41 pm »
Looks like a low-grade chert, or a high-grade silicious limestone. I've found some limestone in eastern TN that looked just like that and knapped fairly decent. Like Jamie said, where are you?
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Re: rock id please
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 12:47:24 pm »
First impression is some kind of shale.
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Re: rock id please
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 03:39:27 pm »
basalt would be my guess
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Offline jamie

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2010, 05:58:49 pm »
That's what I was thinking brian. Arizona basalt
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2010, 07:59:09 pm »
i live in middle idaho hope this helps ???
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Offline arappaho

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2010, 08:06:00 pm »
Idaho. I'd have to guess basalt, too.
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2010, 10:02:08 pm »
is basalt any goot to knap?
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Offline mullet

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Re: rock id please
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2010, 10:27:25 pm »
 Some of it is. The less grainier the better. Beat on it and see what happens.
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