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Offline ontarioknapper

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Name this stone
« on: September 07, 2015, 10:13:10 am »
I find it in Ontario, Canada. Its like potatoes in the limestone where I find it, sparks steel(hate to say where I find it, many of you may know) Someone told me it was jasper,

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2015, 10:46:19 am »
If it's in Limestone I'd think it's a Chert. Looks like the same chert I find down here in LS.
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Offline ontarioknapper

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2015, 11:04:07 am »
I thought it was chert because it sparks my file,

Offline lostarrow

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2015, 06:31:58 pm »
Onandaga chert .

Offline Zuma

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2015, 08:16:27 pm »
Most jaspers are sort of waxy and lusterous.
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Offline ontarioknapper

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2015, 09:04:47 pm »
I find it a little further north then I thought Onondaga went, I found this stone in the New Liskeard area, I haven't seen much about knappable stone  in that area. The chert I seem to find comes in beds between the layers of limestone in  southern Ontario, these stones look like potatoes in the limestone. Thanks for all the input,

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2015, 01:11:56 pm »
I'm not sure what that material is but if its free take it. Here's a few taconite jasper points from the Lake superior area, like Zuma said, it looks kind of waxy as well as to the touch. Hard to find consistent material though due to freeze cracking and such hence the smaller points.

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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2015, 07:53:37 pm »
Not sure of the material. But if that is raw you have
a honey hole. Sweet! :)
Keep it quiet and send me a hundred pounds. >:D
Quick delete your pics.
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Re: Name this stone
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2015, 08:49:52 pm »
Yea, I like the looks of that, too.
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