Some lovely summer finds to share

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ToddsPoint said:
I’ve hunted the glacial till for 40 yrs. It’s amazing what you can find. I’m still finding new types of rock after all these years. You can shape and polish rocks for not much money. Buy a Dremel with extension hand piece and a set of diamond burrs. Harbor freight has the 1/8” diamond tools for reasonable. I started by drilling pebbles of quartz to make beads. Very inexpensive fun!
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Toddspoint, that's awesome! Would love to see some of your favorite finds! Great idea- Harbor Freight is like a candy store, I'll check out your suggestions! I would love to shape edges and make beads. Here's an example of what I use a Dremel for currently (just the drift wood piece)
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LauraLou56 said:
I love the rocks that end up here from Canada, especially the greens! After big storms I always find these deep gorgeous greens-
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Laura do you ever see any flint nodules that look like this? This is some amazing glacial flint. I’d love to find the source. I cut this nodule on my rock saw. View attachment 2169022View attachment 2169023View attachment 2169024
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Wow, is that what that is?? Is it strangely light and feel almost like plastic to touch when it's broken apart? I have found a few pieces broken up over the years and when I was a kid in the fields. Let me find some pics of what I have but I think it may be?
 

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LauraLou56 said:
Wow, is that what that is?? Is it strangely light and feel almost like plastic to touch when it's broken apart? I have found a few pieces broken up over the years and when I was a kid in the fields. Let me find some pics of what I have but I think it may be?
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Wow, is that what that is?? Is it strangely light and feel almost like plastic to touch when it's broken apart? I have found a few pieces broken up over the years and when I was a kid in the fields. Let me find some pics of what I have but I think it may be?
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I think what I may have been finding is chert? I'll keep an eye out for what your nodule looks like though, will give me something to look out for. The hard plastic ones we found growing up were always near these little round balls- we would find them all over. The green one is the same feel as the pic I posted above. I have a few pink ones with that same marbled look too-
 

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