i believe this is a chert

[Glenn C]

I found this today. I believe I have a chert here. Her is the pictures.

 

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[rock]

I won't disagree with anyone any longer because I don't want to be a pooper...but in my opinion its just a rock and its not chert...also chert doesn't really change colors in the sun like rock said..it may get a little pale but will not go from black to white. Good luck finding artifacts in that spot. Happy hunting.

Really? I think I will show you then. This is a core I found it is black Chert.

 

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[Tnmountains]

Here is a very common tool..... Well I laid rail road tracks for many years and we used the nearest quarry for our ballast beds and tamped. Dif material in every state and county to be honest. One day crushed limestone another granite or salt and pepper. What ever even quartz was used... So this is a knapping tool. They used the cortex to grab the flakes like an antler billet as it was soft.

 

[NC field hunter]

Here is a very common tool..... Well I laid rail road tracks for many years and we used the nearest quarry for our ballast beds and tamped. Dif material in every state and county to be honest. One day crushed limestone another granite or salt and pepper. What ever even quartz was used... So this is a knapping tool. They used the cortex to grab the flakes like an antler billet as it was soft.<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=683151"/>

Cool!! Did you ever find much on the tracks?

 

[GatorBoy]

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Really? I think I will show you then. This is a core I found it is black Chert.

Come on Rock! That thing is covered in calcium deposit..the sun didn't do it. Geeze LOL haha..are you serious? I hope you are joking. That was a good one.

 

[rock]

The white is patina. It shows black under it and it is a hefty weight. Very solid, every state is different on their rocks due to the soil being different. Texas flint is different from Ga flint and Chert and so on. I lived in Fl for 30 yrs and I know the stone here in Ga is very different from Florida.

 

[GatorBoy]

The white is patina from calcium...Rock.. Do you want to see some from Florida? I have several.

 

[GatorBoy]

the fact that you want to argue that the sun turns black flint white then call it patina is frankly funny.

 

[rock]

No I am out. I dont want to be called out on a high jack of this persons thread.

 

[GatorBoy]

OK. I will start one just for this.

 

[gilmerman]

Don't have a clue but I'd keep it and where looking at my collection you could not miss seeing it. Thanks

 

[NC field hunter]

I know what Rock is talking about, but I don't know the science behind it. I really don't think the sun does it though. Most of these pieces we find spend ages, literally, underground. They will resurface after a rain briefly, then back into the earth. Just a thought of mine, and a far out one at that. Here it is, animals that are exposed to no sunlight have transparent flesh. I wander if darkness would affect a stone?? I'm sure none of us will live long enough to see the conclusion to that project, just sayin!



This is an example of dark flint with a light patina. I never have read about the cause of patina, just thought all of life's elements caused it.

 

[GatorBoy]

This is a Clovis point from Texas with calcium carbonate deposit from ground water

 

[GatorBoy]

This is one of my Hafted scrapers with the same. .. calcium deposit...
That's a nice orange chert under there. With as much that is on the piece that Rock showed I'd bet he found it very close if not in water.

 

[Tnmountains]

Cool!! Did you ever find much on the tracks?

We found lots of interesting things on the tracks but never any artifacts in our loads of rock. The stuff was crushed to a certain size at the plants . Just a few fossils. His looks like flint with the bottom with the cortex on but I have not seen anything that looks fused like that. But nature is unpredictable for sure. Interesting item.

 

[NC field hunter]

We found lots of interesting things on the tracks but never any artifacts in our loads of rock. The stuff was crushed to a certain size at the plants . Just a few fossils. His looks like flint with the bottom with the cortex on but I have not seen anything that looks fused like that. But nature is unpredictable for sure. Interesting item.

I always look the banks on each side. I guess it was blasted out, but I have seen nice stuff erode down those banks. I don't exactly walk the track. Some of the tracks are old and may date back to late "stone age" I have seen railroad glass points.

 

[Glenn C]

I found it in the woods for the record. No where near tracks. It is weird for sure. The seemingly carved line at the separation is what gets me. Of course I'm no expert...

 

[NC field hunter]

I found it in the woods for the record. No where near tracks. It is weird for sure. The seemingly carved line at the separation is what gets me. Of course I'm no expert...

My bad dude! Sometimes you have to remind me which thread I'm in. I'll fly off topic on accident. Still no luck on what you have?

 

[rock]

This is a Clovis point from Texas with calcium carbonate deposit from ground water

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Look it has numbers on it. How did you get that point? And yes I researched my Chert and it is probably lime deposits on it not patina. We have a lot of limestone here.

 

[GatorBoy]

Those are archaeological site catolog numbers. Not pink initials...lets not Rock.