Don’t loan it to a museum for study you may never get it back.
Thank you for the tip! I'll be sure not loan it out for research.
That could be. We don’t have that stuff here and I’m not familiar with it. I do have a big piece a guy in W VA sent me and it’s black. I never tried to work any.
IDK what the material is, but cannel coal is indeed found in Illinois.
Probably depends on the texture and weight. I have a book that tells the different materials they used.
I’m sure it’s found during coal mining in IL. We have no shortage of coal in my state. When I said we don’t have it here, I meant there’s no surface deposits that the native Americans used to make artifacts.
Without exception? (IDK, so I'm asking 🤔)
Never say never, right? You would think if it was readily available we would find artifacts made from it. I’ve never found or heard of anything made from it being found in my area. OH and PA are where I see artifacts made from it are found. I’m going to dig out the piece I have and make something with it. I’ll know more about it after I work some.,
How dense is it? Heavier than regular coal which is lite?
Yes, those are eyes, a variation of popeye style. Here’s an example of using the grain of the slate to create an eye. Rhode Island.
