Good Day Out in the Nevada Dez

[oldmxrat]

Too much lightening activity for the water detecting that I would normally be doing, so I laced up my hikers and headed out into the desert. I came across a small spattering of debitage in a sandy area and spiraled out from there. Got a couple of shell beads, a small preform and a little obsidian point with an ear missing.
Getting close to the outer edge of the dune I walked up on this obsidian split-stem Eastgate.

Just a few minutes later I walked up on this sight...

A nice stone bowl!

And Mr. Legless sunning himself (Great Basin Rattler)

The strained life of an old sage brush is evident in it's woody stem.

 

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[scruggs]

Beautiful points, beads and love that bowl! Is that a steatite bowl? You did GREAT!!

 

[Bamasteve]

Great finds, congrats!

 

[GaRebel1861]

That bowl is great! Wow & Congratulations.

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome artifacts, not so awesome danger noodle. yikes

 

[FLORIDA KEYS PIRATE]

Very cool finds !

 

[tamrock]

Very nice. I sometimes miss the trips I'd take for work all over Nevada. Did it for decades, but it got a bit rougher the older I got driving those highways from Denver and back about once a month.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great looking points, and beautiful bowl! The serpent not so much.

 

[old digger]

Congratulations on a productive outing!

 

[ToddsPoint]

The preform on the left doesn’t look like obsidian. Is that one dacite?

 

[Groundhogg]

What a great day! Keep enjoying the outdoors

 

[Digger RJ]

Too much lightening activity for the water detecting that I would normally be doing, so I laced up my hikers and headed out into the desert. I came across a small spattering of debitage in a sandy area and spiraled out from there. Got a couple of shell beads, a small preform and a little obsidian point with an ear missing.
Getting close to the outer edge of the dune I walked up on this obsidian split-stem Eastgate.
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Just a few minutes later I walked up on this sight...
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A nice stone bowl!
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And Mr. Legless sunning himself (Great Basin Rattler)
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The strained life of an old sage brush is evident in it's woody stem.
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Obsidian Points!!! Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JohnnyMac]

Too much lightening activity for the water detecting that I would normally be doing, so I laced up my hikers and headed out into the desert. I came across a small spattering of debitage in a sandy area and spiraled out from there. Got a couple of shell beads, a small preform and a little obsidian point with an ear missing.
Getting close to the outer edge of the dune I walked up on this obsidian split-stem Eastgate.
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Just a few minutes later I walked up on this sight...
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A nice stone bowl!
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And Mr. Legless sunning himself (Great Basin Rattler)
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The strained life of an old sage brush is evident in it's woody stem.
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Wonderful finds!

 

[oldmxrat]

The preform on the left doesn’t look like obsidian. Is that one dacite?

It doesn't show well in the pics, but it's green obsidian. The source is where the Quinn River enters the northeastern tip of the Black Rock playa. I've found many green obsidian point over the years.