Author Topic: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!  (Read 3873 times)

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VenomBOWslinger

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Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« on: March 28, 2010, 11:40:18 pm »
Hey guys some of that Onondaga I quarried has gold in it...also known as fools gold or so I am told!  I have found some nice chunks so far and my friend that let me quarry the chert said he has made some real nice blades and points with it running through them.  Awesome sonds good to me.  Anyway encase you didnt read the post before do any of you think I can heat treat this stuff its tougher than $hiT its good practice if anything.  Thanks gentleman.

Russ

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Offline mullet

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2010, 12:16:13 am »
 Nope. don't heat treat it. See post on heat treating Kentucky rock. ;) That rock was made to beat the ever living crap out of, and stink. ;D
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VenomBOWslinger

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2010, 12:31:50 am »
Got it Mullet I figured as much and it is hard I welted my legs a few times I also went to try a piece of obsidian afterwards I shattered it asi hit it too hard..lol oh well I'm having fun just the same.

Russ

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2010, 07:15:52 am »
Youl find that in some of the normans too. May be camping up that way next week russ. I'll let ya know how my plans go.
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VenomBOWslinger

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2010, 05:50:14 pm »
Jaimie cool let me know eh?  I know of afewgood camping locations that are free and are in the wild.  Nice little river and scenic waterlls etc...

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2010, 07:11:19 pm »
Looks tough but also looks like your makin it work bygolly ;D ;D.
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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2010, 07:51:35 pm »
cool rock
looks tough as all get,my kind of material
so now that ya know you can make points from it
lets see one with the pyrite in it,that would be  8)

gonna have to get me some of that to try too
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VenomBOWslinger

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Re: Onondaga Chert has Gold in it!
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2010, 02:12:03 am »
Let me know sailordad I have at least 500lb....lol

Russ