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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Thwackaddict on August 25, 2010, 03:40:20 am

Title: Can you ID this rock?
Post by: Thwackaddict on August 25, 2010, 03:40:20 am

Ok rock knockers,Can anyone tell me what this is?The lady I got it from said it was wyoming tiger stripe?I dont know what it is ,only that its beautiful and i'm not touching it til i am confident i can!(Or until I can find someone to do it for me ;D)

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Title: Re: Can you ID this rock?
Post by: AncientArcher76 on August 25, 2010, 07:55:10 pm

Yeah thats the south western striped sheetrock usually come 4 1/2 x 8  but found also in smaller outcrops along the road!

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Title: Re: Can you ID this rock?
Post by: arappaho on August 25, 2010, 09:45:25 pm

Well thwack, there's an old saying in the wide world of rock identification;
"If you aren't sure what it is, call it jasper."
My guesses would be rhyolite or jasper, but wyoming tiger stripe fits. ;)
Might want to take a little flake off it and see how that goes.
Pretty piece.
Joe

Title: Re: Can you ID this rock?
Post by: Thwackaddict on August 26, 2010, 10:33:58 am

Thanks Joe will do