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Offline TRACY

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Geodes as knapping material?
« on: July 31, 2009, 04:52:25 pm »
I was in a small creek full of geodes this past weekend looking for some monroe chert and found some larger, broken geodes. The cortex was 1/2" thick and solid through. I picked up a hammerstone and knapped an edge that was extremely sharp and resembled milky quartz. Anyone ever try making points or tools from geodes? Thanks,

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Re: Geodes as knapping material?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 06:54:55 pm »
Would like to see pics of what you are talking about. If you got a sharp edge, I would try and work a point or tool out of it.
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Re: Geodes as knapping material?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2009, 12:44:44 pm »
Yeah, the family was with and I didn't even think to take the camera. I will the next chance I get to go wandering again. I have found some pieces in the creeks int he past that resemble this material but not 100%.

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