Post Your Flint Ridge Artifacts

[1320]

I've always enjoyed Larsons KRF artifacts so I was hoping to see some points/scrapers made from Flint Ridge material. In the hundreds of hours that I've spent looking for artifacts in Kentucky, I've found only one small piece of it. It is one of my favorite materials.

 

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[SOHIO]

how bout some chalcedony...

 

[SOHIO]

I've always enjoyed Larsons KRF artifacts so I was hoping to see some points/scrapers made from Flint Ridge material. In the hundreds of hours that I've spent looking for artifacts in Kentucky, I've found only one small piece of it. It is one of my favorite materials.

Thats interesting you should have a lot there......I have buckets upon buckets of it i like the flint ridge nethers flint ..

 

[SOHIO]

heres a point im trying to type the flint it has all the characteristics of flintridge but it doesn't exactly match the colors im used to finding it in....anyone got a clue.....maybe its heat treated ?

 

[theviking]

More Chalcedony, not Flint ridge. But isn't Flint ridge Chalcedony? I call this V.A. Flint ridge. lol.

 

[1320]

heres a point im trying to type the flint it has all the characteristics of flintridge but it doesn't exactly match the colors im used to finding it in....anyone got a clue.....maybe its heat treated ?

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A buddy of mine heat treats his before knapping, he gets some pinks and light reds occaisionally. Is this piece pinkish/redish? Kinda looks like it in the photo. Nice point!

 

[1320]

Thats interesting you should have a lot there......I have buckets upon buckets of it i like the flint ridge nethers flint ..

Carter Cave, Carter Cave, Carter Cave......lol....agreed, should be plenty here. The shelters that I've dug have all been previously dug, perhaps those before me got it all?

 

[SOHIO]

More Chalcedony, not Flint ridge. But isn't Flint ridge Chalcedony? I call this V.A. Flint ridge. lol.

I always took it that flint ridge chalcedony was a seperate vein within flintridge flint but both being the same but different, kinda like the flintridge nethers is the same but different because it is within the same outcropping but in a different area of the site. but I dont really know about it to tell you the truth.

 

[SOHIO]

Carter Cave, Carter Cave, Carter Cave......lol....agreed, should be plenty here. The shelters that I've dug have all been previously dug, perhaps those before me got it all?

Well ya know I rarely find a carter cave pc...

 

[pickaway]

Heres a piece of ridge I found in early spring on hunt with creekastronaut.

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

What does Flint Ridge flint look like? Being in Central Pa I don't have a clue! Could someone show me a piece? Thanks! DD.

 

[pickaway]

What does Flint Ridge flint look like? Being in Central Pa I don't have a clue! Could someone show me a piece? Thanks! DD.

comes in multiple colors there are several different types, chalcendony, nethers etc just google it, most pieces I find are the blueish grey to brown to pink in color i even have some thats patinated to a black color.

 

[pickaway]

Heres some ridge...

 

[1320]

Heres some ridge...
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Now that's a plate full of candy! Some of that Flint Ridge is so smooth and creamy looking....nice...

 

[Buckleberry]

heres a point im trying to type the flint it has all the characteristics of flintridge but it doesn't exactly match the colors im used to finding it in....anyone got a clue.....maybe its heat treated ?

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Looks almost like a raw Nethers variety with the banding?

Heres a piece of ridge I found in early spring on hunt with creekastronaut.
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Now that is killer with the green, pretty rare in artifacts!


I'll post some of mine soon, I got to go to Nether's and quarry some earlier this year with my son.

 

[1320]

I'm glad that it got the name Flint Ridge instead of Chalcedony Ridge...lol.

 

[pickaway]

Whos got the flint ridge "jam" type? I'll post some pics tommorow out the door to headhunt...

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's a few of my better Flint Ridge pieces. The dark Side Notch Point is made from Nethers, but it's hard to see the banding because of the river staining and patina. The Side Notch on the left in the last photo is made from some jewel Flint Ridge.

 

[NC field hunter]

More Chalcedony, not Flint ridge. But isn't Flint ridge Chalcedony? I call this V.A. Flint ridge. lol.

Nice Viking. That certainly looks like what I find in VA. That pretty, almost creamy looking lithic.

 

[NC field hunter]

heres a point im trying to type the flint it has all the characteristics of flintridge but it doesn't exactly match the colors im used to finding it in....anyone got a clue.....maybe its heat treated ?

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Nice Sohio! I have found flint with that pink tint to it, with mineral composites bound to it. I never have thought about heat, but normally pieces with mineral composites have some sort of damage in my experience. Seems to me that the composites are trying to heal or mend the stone. Does that sound right or just my far fetched imagination?