Fossil shell inclusions

[newnan man]

These are large broken blades made of Coastal Plains chert. They all broke where a shell was imbedded in the material.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

Cool stuff Nman! Thanks for sharing...

 

[MAMucker]

Coastal Plains Chert. Really cool. I assume FL? Is that common?

 

[newnan man]

Coastal Plains Chert. Really cool. I assume FL? Is that common?

It's very common in N. Central Florida. Also called Ocala Chert.

 

[Older The Better]

I wonder how much they hated those when making their points, I have to imagine they’d ruin your ability to continue to work the piece at the least and likely just break along the shell.

 

[newnan man]

Just found another one in my brokes. This is a whole shell and it has tiny crystal's in it.

 

[yakker]

So cool! Thanks for posting! I have to imagine that being able to complete a good ceremonial point with inclusions like that would really be a 5-star effort, no? (not implying that these are ceremonial)

 

[newnan man]

Fossil spiral shell in this broken Thonotosassa point. It is full of minute crystals.