~Catlinite Piece~

[Up-North]

And my best find so far this season.
Some call these discs, charm stones, game pieces. I really don’t know what to call it

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Very nice, any catlinite piece is a nice find.

 

[dognose]

very nice. congratulations

 

[ArfieBoy]

Interesting.

 

[newnan man]

That is a great find!

 

[Blackfoot58]

Very interesting piece

 

[pepperj]

Well found. Congratulations

 

[Older The Better]

Definitely different, great to see.

 

[russau]

What part of the Country would these be commonly found? Who would be using / heaving these ?

 

[CreekSide]

Awesome find
I have one made from GreenStone
Mississippian period made some quality pieces

 

[ToddsPoint]

No doubt that’s catlinite. The earliest Indian smoking pipes date to the late archaic. By the middle woodland Hopewell time period, around 200 AD, catlinite was utilized for platform pipes. From then on its use picked up even more. Mississippians used it extensively and use continued into modern times. It’s easy to work but it is messy! The pink dust from grinding spreads everywhere. My wife raised hell when I tracked it on my shoes.😄