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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Help with identifying yellow/orange stone found in southern South Aus
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<blockquote data-quote="RedDirtDigger" data-source="post: 317057" data-attributes="member: 2964"><p>Yeah Sam, they would knap off flakes to make various thin points and scrapers and often just sharp little pieces to be mounted in a groove on a spear. Once the pieces get too small to hit flakes off while holding them, the 'cores' are discarded.</p><p></p><p>In my limited experience, some of the different chalcedonies were really sought/prized for making exceptionally sharp edged tools with an edge harder then steel....and they could be knapped reliably into desired tools</p><p></p><p>Your piece looks very old. They get a glaze and slightly rounded edges on surfaces from 1000's of years on the surface being blasted by dust/sand etc.</p><p></p><p>(I am basing all my blurb on your pictures and my hobby of checking out the local Ab tools/flaking raw material in whatever spot I am detecting .... I could be wrong).</p><p> RDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedDirtDigger, post: 317057, member: 2964"] Yeah Sam, they would knap off flakes to make various thin points and scrapers and often just sharp little pieces to be mounted in a groove on a spear. Once the pieces get too small to hit flakes off while holding them, the 'cores' are discarded. In my limited experience, some of the different chalcedonies were really sought/prized for making exceptionally sharp edged tools with an edge harder then steel....and they could be knapped reliably into desired tools Your piece looks very old. They get a glaze and slightly rounded edges on surfaces from 1000's of years on the surface being blasted by dust/sand etc. (I am basing all my blurb on your pictures and my hobby of checking out the local Ab tools/flaking raw material in whatever spot I am detecting .... I could be wrong). RDD [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones and Minerals
Help with identifying yellow/orange stone found in southern South Aus
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