Anybody seen something like this?

[Adena_man]

I found this in a tobacco field that was situated on a Ft. Ancient site. The site also produced a lot of Archaic points as well. The material looks to be hematite. It is a deep red and very smooth, almost slick to the touch. I have attached pics of the side, top, and bottom. I never found anything else like it in that field. I don't know if it was naturally this smooth and is just a rock or if it was intentionally polished for whatever reason. Any ideas?

Thanks for looking!

 

[Adena_man]

I am still leaning towards Jasper, has a similar waxy look and resembles Columbia river jasper that I have, will post a few pics - some worked, some natural. G/friend has my camera right now.

Hey Chris, thanks for the post! Post some pics when you can, I'd like to see them.

Good luck!

 

[Adena_man]

I have found some smaller rocks like that, but never that big.

xstevenx

Hey Johnny X! This is the only one that I found like it. I think that geologist from the geological survey hit on the head when he said that it was far from home. He said it probably came from KY, but not from the Bluegrass area. It kinda creates a new mystery - How did it get here? Thanks for posting!

Good luck!

 

[Adena_man]

Good deal Adena....lets us see what you find inside
Don

I'll try to get some pics posted soon.

Good luck!

 

[wildrider]

Hey Adena man,

If you don't want to cut it, I have a broken one that you might wanna see. It has dark red crystal quartz like inside. Real Purdy.

call me 576-4543, I'm local.

Burt

 

[Chris in BC]

A couple pics of Columbia river Jasper, I think I found this material on the Fraser river, but has the same glacial assembly as the Columbia, two pics of worked break-offs or liths and a few smaller whole.

 

[ohioriver hunter]

I have found some smaller rocks like that, but never that big.

xstevenx

I have found a few small pcs. that look like what you have in southern Ohio.

 

[justine093]

I know the chert used in artifacts in this area (PA) was commonly heated to change the properties of the stone (this also would give it a more waxy look and darken the color, usually to a red, depending on oxidation or reduction during the firing.)
the reddish color would indicated it was at least fired at one time, which would certainly make it some type of artifact, or unstarted artifact.

still very pretty!

 

[downindixie]

round on the top,slick almost polished,like from the hand.Flat on the bottom.Looks like a nut stone to me for hickory nuts!