does anyone know what type of material this is?

[GatorBoy]

A broken point I found recently is a different material than I have seen. I love the jet black gloss. Wish it was whole. There is small bluish round specks inside. Could this be agatized wood?

 

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[julian faedo]

I found points like that when I was hunting in salt water for points, there were paleo points, I'm not saying this is a paleo point but I'm saying some points from the salt water came out like that

 

[kuger]

I dunno,but I have found points made from it out west here.Volcanic of sort?

 

[GatorBoy]

It is from southeast central Fla. Middle archaic lagoon site. Well middle archaic so far.. Newman Marion and Putnam points.

 

[SemperFind]

Looks heat treated, or igneous, or both.

 

[GatorBoy]

There was a lot of heat treating at this site. Thanks for the input

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Coral?

 

[GatorBoy]

Hey good Mornin... ya know your probably right the black would explain why I don't see poylups just pinholes. This site has a lot of coral. Thanks I don't know why that never crossed my mind.

 

[tomclark]

If those lighter (esp if bluish) spots are, or even are not, coral polyps, this could be a fine grained fossilized baybottom chert...or a ledge chert (between layers of sandstone/limerock). I've found saltwater does darken to that color, baybottom/chert/coral. And yep, especially paleo.

Here's a paleo baybottom clovis from a (now) saltwater site, hissbro co, fL. NOT MINE!!!! But know the finder and he sold it.

 

[GatorBoy]

Wow.. that is sweet! I like the "now" that's some good info. It also makes me want to go there right now! Thanks again Tom. Up early tomorrow ... headed to peace river

 

[centfladigger]

yes to what Tom said, salt water does blacken the chert. All the flakes and points we find on some of our man made beaches on the west coast are blackish in color. Even the coral geodes I have found are blueish-black color.....Dean wishes he never sold that point,lol

 

[centfladigger]

coral and "ledge flint" ( our local name for compressed algea) affected by the brackish/salt water

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks guys I think you nailed it. I bet he is sorry for selling that!

 

[centfladigger]

he is and it is/was a beach find, numerous paleos and bolens have come off the beach here

 

[GatorBoy]

Yes... knowing the historic geography it makes sence that there is likely a lot of submerged Paleo sites.

 

[GatorBoy]

I bet it would be pretty interesting to dive around underwater springs on the gulf side as well.