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Offline AncientArcher76

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Normanskill can it BE???
« on: May 17, 2011, 03:09:31 pm »
Hi guys been awhile and couldnt wait to be back!  I found a nodule of silicified shale a green blue in the hudson valley area not far from my home.  I am sorry about the picture quality im using an outdated cell phone.   I am glad to be back and perhaps I could knap something out of this nodule.  It flakes and thats all that matters.  I have seen some artifacts out of this type of chert so it will be interesting to see what I can make...Hey guys Thank YOU!!!


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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 03:15:04 pm »
Just wanted to say that Normanskill comes in a lot of shades and colors from black to green speckled to lightning bolt ...this isnt  the best grade going some say the black is glassier I have a few chunks of the high grade stuff from Athens Hill and Flintmine hill I just would rather save it...

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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 04:42:11 pm »
Welcome back Russ. Hope all is well for you now! Looking forward to looking at some more of your work on here.
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Offline jamie

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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 10:56:23 pm »
hey bud welcome back. the green stuff is definetly the better of the grades of normanskill. however finding it without fractures is a different story
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Offline cowboy

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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 11:27:31 pm »
Does look like theres some fractures in there but bygolly looks like genuine knappable rock :).
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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 11:29:28 pm »
Welcome back, Russ. Bust some of that rock and show us what itreally looks like.
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Normanskill can it BE???
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2011, 09:25:37 am »
Thanx guys and yeah it has tons of fractures I was just happy to find it it is a real cool color...The first piece I knocked off was able to work it down ...will get back to u all sometime today!

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