Big Rock Tiny point

[Mojavehunter]

Couple finds today while out playing. I had found this large rock that I think is obsidian than took a few steps and found this tiny little point. Made for a great day!

 

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[antmike915]

Nice rescue 👍

 

[Older The Better]

Maybe I’m way off base but, thinking about the way obsidian is formed finding a blob seems unlikely but flint does come in nodules. But what do I know i don’t have obsidian anywhere near here. Anyway funny the point was right there too, maybe someone found that stone and worked out a couple points and moved on.

 

[Blackfoot58]

The rock does look like obsidian and from what I can see the fracture lines look right. Kind of hard to tell though. You may want to do a Mohs hardness test on it. Obsidian will test around 5.5
How big is the rock?

 

[CreekSide]

Couple finds today while out playing. I had found this large rock that I think is obsidian than took a few steps and found this tiny little point. Made for a great day!View attachment 2156589View attachment 2156590View attachment 2156591View attachment 2156592

Good finds
It’s a core and I save them if they are nice. Nice point to

 

[Mojavehunter]

The rock does look like obsidian and from what I can see the fracture lines look right. Kind of hard to tell though. You may want to do a Mohs hardness test on it. Obsidian will test around 5.5
How big is the rock?

Thank you, the rock was about the size if a soccer ball

 

[Mojavehunter]

Maybe I’m way off base but, thinking about the way obsidian is formed finding a blob seems unlikely but flint does come in nodules. But what do I know i don’t have obsidian anywhere near here. Anyway funny the point was right there too, maybe someone found that stone and worked out a couple points and moved on.

When you go to the obsidian fields here in Oregon they are mostly round and dull in there raw form. when you break them they give you that nice shiny classic obsidian look. I wasn't sure on this one because it looked so dull.

 

[Blackfoot58]

Thank you, the rock was about the size if a soccer ball

Wow! I had no idea. I’m not up on obsidian that well. I’ve only seen smaller pieces of it.

 

[Older The Better]

Well now I know haha, is it water action on them that makes them round? I was wondering if it was dacite but again I’m reaching outside my area of experience.

 

[CreekSide]

Possibly a tool or another point

 

[Mojavehunter]

Possibly a tool or another point

Great! Thanks now I gotta hike all the way back up there and check LOL

 

[CreekSide]

Great! Thanks now I gotta hike all the way back up there and check LOL

I’ve done it before. Took the picture then saw a point and went back and found it

 

[Rockdog]

It's Obsidian. Not unusual in your area. I've found them all over southern Oregon as big as basketballs. They form like that from volcanic bubbles. Nice hunk of core. Obviously you found a spot where someone was working. Nice find.