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Offline jturkey

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rock identify if possible
« on: July 26, 2011, 09:59:11 pm »
this is a head i found up at the nole here in mississippi was wondering if someone could identify the stone type it is a greish blue color the pictures do not do it justice i find them like this all the time. the head is also pretty thick in my opinion about 1/4 in thick. we had cchoctow and cheerokee and creek indians camped out in the area from all over the south getting ready for the trail of tears. any ideas????
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Offline jturkey

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Re: rock identify if possible
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2011, 10:00:38 pm »
pics sorry!
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Offline knap_123

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Re: rock identify if possible
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2011, 11:09:25 pm »
just  a guess from the color it might be tallahatta quartzite? were in miss. are you?
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Re: rock identify if possible
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2011, 02:19:30 am »
i'm in north ms around oxford the stone is not natural to the area that is why i'm asking.
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Offline Bill Skinner

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Re: rock identify if possible
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 04:04:22 pm »
Tishamingo chert.  It is in cobble form and can be knapped raw but really needs to be heat treated.  And it is a native stone.  That point is probably Woodland, about 3.500 to 1,500 years old and it looks like a point for a dart.  Bill
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