Found a new color of flint

[rock]

I enjoy the colors of rocks. I always like seeing new ones.

 

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[DDancer]

Not a flint Stone relics were formed from a lot of materials and that one will either be a bit of chalcedony or agate. But its pretty cool none the less

 

[austin]

Think DDancer is correct. I have seen dozens of points in Texas over the years that were this type of material...

 

[rock]

Not a flint Stone relics were formed from a lot of materials and that one will either be a bit of chalcedony or agate. But its pretty cool none the less

Guess it could be that type of material thought it was flint though. 1st in that color for me. Thanks for the info.

 

[DDancer]

Flint, chert and jasper are all pretty much in the same family and all were used to make stone tools. Micro crystalline silicates by and large fracture and chip like glass and can be knapped into tools. Agates and chalcedony can fracture in the same way and also fall under the class of micro crystalline silicates however they differ from flints in their trace minerals and coloration.
Flint and chert are black and white in coloration though some forms can be orange like you sample however they have a matte appearance and much sharper fracturing than an agate or chalcedony. Flints don't demonstrate translucence though some jaspers do. Agate and chalcedony, like your sample, do demonstrate translucence quite often.

 

[rock]

Thanks DD you are probably dead on. I have always liked colorful rocks but to find a colorful NA artifact is the top of the list for me its like collecting pieces of art carved in stone. Check this one out I found yesterday. Im calling it yellow sugar quartz but it might be something else. It has some creek material on it. Don't want to scrub it to hard.
You can see by my avatar that one has some nice color.

 

[BurntBear]

Sweet!