what does chalcedony look like?????

[larson1951]

does any one have any pictures of chalcedony that thay can post for me please
is it a workable material like flint??
I thank you in advance for the favor of a few images

 

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[Neogeo]

I will have to look for a pic,but yes it can be worked....It is hard to work,but they are out there.

 

[creek astronaut]

hey larson1951,chalcedony is great flint, here is some flint ridge chalcedony.pretty translucent also.in the pics is a hafted scraper,broken dovetail and a archaic side notch.

 

[quito]

We have what is called sheet or plate chalcedony here in the Dakotas Larson. I will get some pics of how it looks up later. It doesn't resemble the lithics Greg posted pics of at all though.

Joel

 

[larson1951]

it looks like it would be harder to work than flint or agate, is this right??

 

[RPG]

it looks like it would be harder to work than flint or agate, is this right??

I don't know how hard it is to work and have never found a point made of chalcedony but have seen some beautiful ones in others collections.

 

[quito]

Here are some blades made of Chalcedony from your neck of the woods Larson. The material was found in thin layers in the Badlands I believe. A friend of mine has jars full of preformed chalcedony squares like the one I have pictured, that one is 1/4 inch thick..

Crude looking pieces from the material, but it looks like it allowed a decent edge.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Here's some Chalcedony pieces I have. I have a few more, but not any good pictures of them. In the last pic the Dovetail on the right is made from this material.

 

[quito]

Boy is there a big difference in the material from here to there, eh Dorkfish?

 

[Neanderthal]

http://www.arrowheads1.com/artifactinfo/glossary.htm

 

[Th3rty7]

here's some Va. chalcedony, and a FR chalcedony knife.