Todays finds were alright
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GatorBoy
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Heat treating really took off in the middle archaic.
It's seen in some earlier contexts but was very prolific in the archaic.
As far as being technical... flint is just a word used to describe cryptocrystaline quartzite.
It's just a word.. no different than chert or chalcedony.. crystal size and and/or how thoroughly the silicate replaced the limestone is the only difference...its the same material.
Calling one piece of the same material flint or chert is no different than calling a sub a hogie.
It's seen in some earlier contexts but was very prolific in the archaic.
As far as being technical... flint is just a word used to describe cryptocrystaline quartzite.
It's just a word.. no different than chert or chalcedony.. crystal size and and/or how thoroughly the silicate replaced the limestone is the only difference...its the same material.
Calling one piece of the same material flint or chert is no different than calling a sub a hogie.
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ncnurseryman
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OK. Thanks very much for the info.
rock
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All Geologist refer flint and all the other close pieces just as quartz. I have found in this type of forum (arrowhead types) we actually call them by different names. We actually break them down in different family groups but all actually go back to the main lithic as quartz.
Jon Stewart
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painterx7, To answer your question. I heat treat certain rocks before pressure flaking. I can't think of another reason to heat treat rock. But, there are some rocks that pressure flake easier after being soaked in water with no heat needed. Every rock is different. An example of that is some of the Flint Ridge material. I gave a nice chunk of rock to a friend that is an expert flint knapper. It was already on the glossy side when I gave it to him and my thoughts were the piece had been heat treated already. I spoke with my buddy later in the week about the rock and he said he was still soaking it in a bucket of water.
And to add to this, my knapping instructor knaps a lot of foreign rock out of India, Australia and some islands that take heat up to 650 degrees before it can be knapped.
And to add to this, my knapping instructor knaps a lot of foreign rock out of India, Australia and some islands that take heat up to 650 degrees before it can be knapped.
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Jon Stewart
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Only knappers with understanding wives do that Rock!!
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