Hi everyone found these rocks while walking they have got a slight glass like core. Please could someone help identify them thanks
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Welcome Martyn from Texas 
They all look like flint rocks, a type of quartz. Used a lot with Chert as landscaping rocks.
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They all look like flint rocks, a type of quartz. Used a lot with Chert as landscaping rocks.
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Upnorth42
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The guy above is correct. Its flint. Now you can make some arrowheads that stuff is easy to work with. It will fracture easily and the pieces will be very sharp.
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Yep. Flint nodules. Are you anywhere near Ohio?
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