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Quartz from North Carolina
Outbackbob48:
Yep Bj, I'm way to old for the Manrock. My elbows hurt just lookin at some of the stuff guys will beat on and make nice points. Bob :KN
gutpile:
most quartz is littered with internal fractures making it a very unpredictable rock .. it does however tend to flake rather well on premium pieces. the best stuff is the really transparent clear or heavy milky white .. quartz is also as hard if not harder than flint and can be used to start fires with steel and spark.. I looked on neolithics site for quartz once and the price was outrageous.. I got lots of quartz here in Ga.. and have found some really good stuff to make heads out of.. its about all you find here and the Indians made some incredible points with it.. tribe knapper used to knap where I park my truck. I have found over 60 arrowheads and knife tips right there.. one knife point is so perfect you would think it was ground to its shape.. it is incredible.. gut
sleek:
--- Quote from: gutpile on January 13, 2022, 04:18:35 pm ---most quartz is littered with internal fractures making it a very unpredictable rock .. it does however tend to flake rather well on premium pieces. the best stuff is the really transparent clear or heavy milky white .. quartz is also as hard if not harder than flint and can be used to start fires with steel and spark.. I looked on neolithics site for quartz once and the price was outrageous.. I got lots of quartz here in Ga.. and have found some really good stuff to make heads out of.. its about all you find here and the Indians made some incredible points with it.. tribe knapper used to knap where I park my truck. I have found over 60 arrowheads and knife tips right there.. one knife point is so perfect you would think it was ground to its shape.. it is incredible.. gut
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Ok, you got to post pictures of that, and maybe tell where you park your truck ;)
mullet:
Steve Parker has some real nice yellow Quartz in a creek behind his house I'd love to get some more of. I made some real nice hunting points about ten years ago from it. Pressure flaked real good.
gutpile:
posting pics here for me is impossible it seems.. always too big from my phone.. won't allow.. to resize or post from another platform is just too much trouble.. not joining another app just to post pics here.. not sure why the administration won't fix it.. I know I am not the only one fed up with it.. gut
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