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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Couple of Florida Stones
« on: December 04, 2012, 10:58:12 am »

    I got a couple of pretty points made for hunting. They are both FL native stone. the one on the left is a real nice FL chert from Ocala and the other is a super nice piece of Pasco Agatized Coral. The coral has some awesome colors and a few polyps showing, but the pics make it hard to see how cool it is. I ought to keep the coral point in my collection, but it's too sharp and too perfect of a hunting point not to hunt with it.
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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2012, 12:59:34 pm »
Very nice! I've seen that color coral before. The white one sure looks like coral, also.
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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2012, 02:18:22 pm »
Those look amazing!  That gives me something to shoot for.
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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2012, 02:27:49 pm »
Very nice.
I love them.

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2012, 03:11:15 pm »
sweet!
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2012, 03:32:12 pm »
thanks guys.  Eddie, I was thinking the white one was Coral too, but my friend that gave me the nodule was pretty sure it was just really clean chert. I spalled it out and really thought it might be coral.. I heat treated it all under a fire and then made points. I asked him if he was sure what it was and he says "No I am never really sure!" But he is geologist and says they are all made from the same mineral anyways. silicate.... which yeah I guess he is right.   It doesnt have the shell inclusions that the chert I find has...so yeah maybe it is coral.   You would know more about it than I!
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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2012, 03:34:43 pm »
Very nice work. Love that Florida rock! That coral does get sharp!!!

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2012, 06:01:01 pm »
Fine looking points for sure
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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2012, 07:09:23 pm »
If it's chert I'd love to have some. I've never seen Fl chert get that porcelain gloss with those colors after heat treating, real pretty. :)
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2012, 07:20:22 pm »
I told him I wanted more..lol so he is going to see if he can find more. if so i will bring some to share to Dade city this year
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2012, 08:28:43 pm »
Nice points
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Offline David_Daugherty

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2012, 10:05:02 pm »
Very nice points!!  I would love to try some coral someday.
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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2012, 10:12:14 pm »
Very nice points! Copper tools??? >:D


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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2012, 10:30:16 pm »
tracy :    NEEEEEVVVVEEER!!!! :o     abo to da bone
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Offline David_Daugherty

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Re: Couple of Florida Stones
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2012, 12:10:37 am »
When is the Dade city knap in?  I would love to make it down for that.
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