Savannah River spear point heartbreaker

[NCPeaches]

Well this pretty thing floated up when I was raking a spot in the creek and then I found the shard later on this evening. The kewl thing is the spear point is made from banded rhylolite and hoping later on the tip will show up. I have a question...what do you guys use to keep them shiny?

 

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[quito]

Well this pretty thing floated up when I was raking a spot in the creek and then I found the shard later on this evening. The kewl thing is the spear point is made from banded rhylolite and hoping later on the tip will show up. I have a question...what do you guys use to keep them shiny?

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Nice ones!

Who keeps them shiny? I see rock often wets his before he takes a pic, but I don't know of anyone treating them to keep them that way.

 

[GatorBoy]

I really wish you found a whole one it reminds me of this coral one.. Found by a friend of mine....a Material not often seen in that type.
While some people could put mineral oil on this coral one there's really nothing you could put on your type of material other than water

 

[GatorBoy]

Nice ones!

Who keeps them shiny? I see rock often wets his before he takes a pic, but I don't know of anyone treating them to keep them that way.

Lots of people in the Deep South use mineral oil to clarify the thick patina they get down that way.. It's very common practice in the southeast

 

[NCPeaches]

I really wish you found a whole one it reminds me of this coral one.. Found by a friend of mine....a Material not often seen in that type.
While some people could put mineral oil on this coral one there's really nothing you could put on your type of material other than water

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Love that coral one...so pretty!

 

[NCPeaches]

Just thinking the colors show up so nice with it wet.

 

[GatorBoy]

OK.. Before and after















It's only temporary

 

[GatorBoy]

I understand where you're coming from peaches but the material yours is made of is very porous compared to coral agate or Flint.. The oil will penetrate it in a way that won't be very attractive.
Just wet it from time to time to show it off

 

[NCPeaches]

Yep it brings out the colors...love those! Guessing I'll just have to wet it.

 

[GatorBoy]

Congratulations to you I'm looking forward to seeing that whole one you're just about to come up with

 

[NCPeaches]

Congratulations to you I'm looking forward to seeing that whole one you're just about to come up with

Thank you! That creek has so much more to find! I love this obsession! lol

 

[GatorBoy]

I love your enthusiasm as I'm sure we all due best of luck to you

 

[SCrocks]

Hope you find the tip soon. Would have been a real nice SV. The material looks like creek stained quartz to me though. Nice either way.

 

[NCPeaches]

Hope you find the tip soon. Would have been a real nice SV. The material looks like creek stained quartz to me though. Nice either way.

Nope it's not quartz this time.

 

[rock]

Ive always said its better wet than dry but that's just me I guess . That sure would of been a trophy point if it was whole. Seeing its a grainy material by the way it looks you might not want to put mineral oil on it. Here is one I found this year and its a quartzite and of course missing the tip.

 

[SCrocks]

Peaches like Rock said it has a grainy surface. Rhyolite would have a lot slicker surface and not as flakey,porous looking. It's quartzite that has been in the creek a while. Still a beauty and hope ya find the other half.

 

[GatorBoy]

I think you're incorrect there there's several different forms of rayholite.
Here you go..all rayholite. Her's is the same as the 1 in the middle



Here is her type

 

[GatorBoy]

Here is the green rayholite you're probably used to

 

[GatorBoy]

It is formed in much the same fashion as obsidian glass... It can even be slightly translucent

 

[SCrocks]

I don't disagree with you you are correct but I wound bet my two front teeth that the one Peaches has is Quartzite. Might eat crow but O'well