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mullet:
Got home from Israel this morning. I swear, I've never been anywhere in my life that as far as you could see was Primo Flint and chert. I tried to High Grade some to sneak home in my luggage in case what was being shipped with the samples never made it. I was going crazy, I'd pick up a nice piece walk 10' and there's a better piece. This went on for an hour and I told the Geologist, enough. I'd go crazy and be there all afternoon trying to find the best 4 pieces to take with me. I'll post pictures tomorrow with what I brought with me and what the TSA found in my luggage, yep, they opened both bags, left me a note and had the rocks sitting on top of my clothes.
I was glad they didn't know the Customs laws or I would have been busted. You need US Agriculture stamps to bring rocks or soil into the US from a foreign country. Those will be on the box of "sample" rocks coming in this week.

This stuff chips like perfect, heat treated Texas rock. Pictures tomorrow.

bowtarist:
Welcome Home Eddie! Glad you made it safe.  Sounds like the Holy Land for knappers over there.  That may be why some of the first civilizations prospered so much, huh?

Welcome Back, hope you have some time off now, dpgratz

seminolewind:
Cant wait to see what you make from that stuff !

Bone pile:
too bad you couldn't fill an oil barrel.My brother and me are going to try to go to the Rendezvous Sat.
Rog

mullet:
Hey, Rog, I have an all day class at the College Saturday. Derik, the first piece of flint I picked up the first day I got there had been worked on both sides.

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