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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: rwaterman00 on February 10, 2011, 03:13:32 am

Title: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: rwaterman00 on February 10, 2011, 03:13:32 am

well heres the best argillite points to date i have made. i quarry this stone allong the delaware at a location which i read in an old book is a quarry which existed during the clovis period. there is a nice pic of my boy spalling at 10 yrs old.
he spalls it and i carry it down the hill across and down the creek. ( i passed out one time with a backpack full.) i think he got the better deal ;D

Title: Re: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: jamie on February 10, 2011, 06:32:59 am

great work. stuff looks similar to low grade onondaga

Title: Re: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: JustinNC on February 10, 2011, 09:52:58 am

that's nice looking stuff!

Title: Re: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: Bill Skinner on February 12, 2011, 11:09:53 pm

Does it smell like diesel feul when you first break it?  Bill 

Title: Re: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: rwaterman00 on February 14, 2011, 04:24:14 am

no thats onondaga that smells oily
argillite smells kinda like clay.
 it's indurated clay actually. the same as slate and shist. i think what makes it different is there is a high amount of silica in it.

Title: Re: heres some argillite points. you dont see this material everyday
Post by: leapingbare on February 14, 2011, 07:26:15 am

I've knaped that stuff before.
A long long time ago!
Good points! and cool photos