Whats this ?

[katieadkins]

What's this ?

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Katie 'plays with dirt' Adkins

 

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[rock]

Looks like a type of quartz rock. Now let me show you some quartz artifacts if you dont mind. These are not the best quality but still artifacts. Now if you were hungry and needed to skin something these would do for the time at hand till you could find something better. These are scrapers/ knifes. Just sharp enough to do the job. I hope this helps you in your search. I have about a hundred that I have brought home with me like these. Nice study pieces but only worth a dollar or two in value if I ever wanted to sell them. Probably never will though.

 

[katieadkins]

Katie 'plays with dirt' Adkins

 

[katieadkins]

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=691509"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=691510"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=691511"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=691508"/>Looks like a type of quartz rock. Now let me show you some quartz artifacts if you dont mind. These are not the best quality but still artifacts. Now if you were hungry and needed to skin something these would do for the time at hand till you could find something better. These are scrapers/ knifes. Just sharp enough to do the job. I hope this helps you in your search. I have about a hundred that I have brought home with me like these. Nice study pieces but only worth a dollar or two in value if I ever wanted to sell them. Probably never will though.

Like this? Wasn't sure how much the colors varied other than oxidation?

Katie 'plays with dirt' Adkins

 

[rock]

Well I do believe your items are natural. And it is very hard to see secondary flaking on quartz. Secondary flaking is a very fine removal off the edges. Think back to when the NA Indians would of been hunting. No tools to break rocks to make tools with. Quartz is a very hard type of stone. They would of had to take 2 pieces of quartz and hit them together until they broke into pieces. Then take a Deer antler and strike them into shape. After the desired shape was made they would take the antler and strike along the edges of the broken rock until it was sharp. Myself it would probably take me all day just to do 1. No telling how fast it took them after yrs of practice. On these edges you can see the flaking with a microscope and it looks like tiny pieces removed kinda like a saw blade. You can feel it sometimes and see it with a loop. Most people wouldnt even pick up these type of tools or notice them. I have certain spots I go to that offer these types. They are nice to study and I enjoy them. They arent crafted as well as a lot of tools like from flint or chert which is a lot easier to shape and flake. Hope this helps you. rock

 

[StoneWhisper]

Katie.. your really getting involved into your hobby.. thats good.. But most of the things you have found are common river rock which comprises of quartz and serveral other host stones.. I've looked through your iamegs and they are great.. not many take good images like this.. But I didn't see any sort of structure to the stones.. Done give up hope and you will learn what to pick up and leave along.. In other words.. I can't say you should pick up every stone, unless your planing on creating a rock garden..

 

[katieadkins]

Well I do believe your items are natural. And it is very hard to see secondary flaking on quartz. Secondary flaking is a very fine removal off the edges. Think back to when the NA Indians would of been hunting. No tools to break rocks to make tools with. Quartz is a very hard type of stone. They would of had to take 2 pieces of quartz and hit them together until they broke into pieces. Then take a Deer antler and strike them into shape. After the desired shape was made they would take the antler and strike along the edges of the broken rock until it was sharp. Myself it would probably take me all day just to do 1. No telling how fast it took them after yrs of practice. On these edges you can see the flaking with a microscope and it looks like tiny pieces removed kinda like a saw blade. You can feel it sometimes and see it with a loop. Most people wouldnt even pick up these type of tools or notice them. I have certain spots I go to that offer these types. They are nice to study and I enjoy them. They arent crafted as well as a lot of tools like from flint or chert which is a lot easier to shape and flake. Hope this helps you. rock

So when I find worn down and edged antler, possibly the things that I find with it could be for that purpose? I find these from time to rind and keep them in my "bone" Baggie.

Katie 'plays with dirt' Adkins

 

[katieadkins]

Katie.. your really getting involved into your hobby.. thats good.. But most of the things you have found are common river rock which comprises of quartz and serveral other host stones.. I've looked through your iamegs and they are great.. not many take good images like this.. But I didn't see any sort of structure to the stones.. Done give up hope and you will learn what to pick up and leave along.. In other words.. I can't say you should pick up every stone, unless your planing on creating a rock garden..

Lol thank you, I was just saying that I have refilled in mud spots in my mini sidewalk. Well, on the positive. I reckon they're one less rock getting kicked up by mower into the window 8-/

Katie 'plays with dirt' Adkins

 

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[rock]

I dont think a antler from hundreds of yrs or longer would still be intact today. I would think they would of already turned to dust. Besides the quartz I have shown you is from 5 to 6k BP yrs old from when they made those. I have found a small Morrow Mountain round base with them. That is how I know the age by dating the point I found. The antler would be the only thing strong enough for them to be able to work the edges of a quartz piece. The only types of stone I find in that area is Quartz, Quartzite and shale. Quartz being the hardest type out of the 3.