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Offline sleek

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What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« on: October 13, 2016, 04:51:32 pm »
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2016, 04:52:16 pm »


Given to me by a girl, who found it in her yard in kansas.
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2016, 05:35:32 pm »
looks like some sort of gemstone, not sure.
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2016, 06:10:37 pm »
Looks like Slag glass to me. It'll knap.
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2016, 06:36:12 pm »
What is slag glass?
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2016, 06:44:00 pm »
Sleek, Kinda looks like slag glass but I have never seen it with pretty color so here is my quess , Pink or Rose Quarts, and not sure on knap ability. Bob
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Offline Chippintuff

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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2016, 08:06:21 pm »
I agree that it looks a lot like slag glass, but if it is, it's old. I think they have quit making glass with a red tint in this country. Anyway, I would not do any chipping on it till I got a positive ID. It may be worth more than a chunk of slag.

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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2016, 10:39:07 pm »
It's not Rose Quartze. It has air bubble holes in it.I've seen some old glass with colored swirls in it.
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2016, 11:03:59 pm »
yes looks like slag glass. it's glass left over from a glass making factory for example. will knap, but typically not great because of bubbles and cracks. If you are looking for some knappable rock for your hunting points, I have some nice "dacite" obsidian that is excellent for that- we could trade...
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2016, 02:54:34 pm »
Quote from: aaron on October 13, 2016, 11:03:59 pm
yes looks like slag glass. it's glass left over from a glass making factory for example. will knap, but typically not great because of bubbles and cracks. If you are looking for some knappable rock for your hunting points, I have some nice "dacite" obsidian that is excellent for that- we could trade...

Idont have much trade ability at the moment due to how things are for me right now. Probably gonna be that way until after Christmas. But, if you let me know what you want for some, maybe we can work something out? If not thats ok too.
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2016, 04:20:42 pm »
Sleek. Your in box is full
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Re: What is this rock and can it it be worked?
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2016, 04:23:55 pm »
I made some room...
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