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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[GatorBoy]

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[GatorBoy]

The wet image is what makes me lean in my direction

 

[curious kat]

WOW Peaches....that's a really nice find, know you must be super happy! I've used the mineral oil on some things, and just put some other pretty rock material in a pretty water container so you can enjoy the "wet" look. lol I've been pretty much MIA on here lately....been hanging out posting "wildlife" since it's been that time of the year. But finally found something to post here...yippie

 

[painterx7]

Sweet find peaches thanks for sharing !!!

 

[theviking]

Nice find, great material. When I first viewed this post I would have bet a dollar the material was Quartzite, now I'm leaning towards Ryholite. The link is from VA, but the material is from NC. Its not the nice green banded stuff shown in this post, but much more course than the Ryholite I'm used to seeing, and hinges, who's ever seen hinges on Ryholite.. I think its the color that makes me lean towards Ryholite, never seen Quartzite banded in green.

Wolf Den Mountain Rhyolite-Uwharrie Mountains

 

[SCrocks]

The wet image is what makes me lean in my direction

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I do admit the color with the bands and all do look like rhyolite. And there are some different rhyolites out there with different looks but in these parts you will hardly every find any that coarse of grain and translucent. The color on hers comes from the minerals in the water. Go in any of bath room around here and if the sink or shower drips there will be a green/blue stain in most. In Western York County quartz is everywhere. The creeks are slam full of it just like that. I'll get a few pictures next time I'm out that way. Not trying to argue just seen it all my life.

 

[NCPeaches]

I do admit the color with the bands and all do look like rhyolite. And there are some different rhyolites out there with different looks but in these parts you will hardly every find any that coarse of grain and translucent. The color on hers comes from the minerals in the water. Go in any of bath room around here and if the sink or shower drips there will be a green/blue stain in most. In Western York County quartz is everywhere. The creeks are slam full of it just like that. I'll get a few pictures next time I'm out that way. Not trying to argue just seen it all my life.

Are you thinking it's smokey quartz maybe?

Here are some better pics and other points I've found in the same creek.

 

[SCrocks]

Those are nice points. I don't know all the proper names of quartz but some of the quartz has bands of different quartz running through it. That is what I think the one in question is.I always just call it banded quartz. Lots of different colored quartz around here. Some can have a pink look. Some has a blue look and some the smokey look. Then the rose colored quartz and a bunch of inbetweens. Lots of times if it's been in the creek the minerials in the water can give it a cool looking sheen color to it. Sometime it don't seem to effect it much or just a dull dirty look.. Thanks

 

[NCPeaches]

This is what I've found out today after doing extensive research. We do not have that type of quartz in this area. In this link: Uwharries Lithics Conference: Lee Novick Slide 18 is what the stone is and it's known as Porphorytic rhyolite. Porphorytic rhyolite is dark to light gray and exhibits well-formed phenocrysts or mineral crystals of quartz, feldspar, or plagioclase.