Big Sur, Ca. Need ID on type and material please.

[CHUDs]

Hey All! It’s been a bit but I’ve got one that has stumped me. Found in interior valley in Big Sur. I’m used to finding chert around here and this is very different. Kind of course. This was found in an old, sandy washout. It’s got a bit of tip damage and the stem is broken off. Cool pattern on the material. I’m not sure if type, age or material.

 

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[MAMucker]

Is it possible that the base is intact and the point is broken off? I ask the because I see what appears to be slight shoulders (Clear in pic #2). Do you see any grinding at either end? Also, though it does look weathered, there appears to be the remnants of serrations along the blade that might tell us something. It could be made of a type of shale?

 

[CHUDs]

Definite remains of serrations on the edges. No grinding that I can see. It seemed to me that the shoulders were more towards the tip and that it tapered towards the base.

 

[southfork]

Looks like a Contracting Stem Cluster point nice material .

 

[CHUDs]

Any idea on material type southfork?

 

[southfork]

Any idea on material type southfork?

Hard to tell from photo but my guess Gneiss or Schist maybe .

 

[arrow86]

Really neat looking point looks pretty old