GEM POINT! Whats Your Thoughts?

[old digger]

GEM POINT! What's Your Thoughts?

I was wondering what your thoughts were on ''Gem Points"? Is it the translucence, or the extremely fine detail, or maybe the color/colors? I don't have as many and as nice as some of you others out there, but here are a few that I have found that I consider cool.

Please share your thoughts and Finds.

 

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[pickaway]

Here in Ohio they call certain types of flint ridge "gem grade" not sure why eithier the color or cuz its the states gemstone.

 

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[old digger]

Here in Ohio they call certain types of flint ridge "gem grade" not sure why eithier the color or cuz its the states gemstone.
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Thanks ''pickaway'' for sharing, that sure is pretty point you have there!

 

[NC field hunter]

I always thought "gem grade" was a lithic quality thing. Great workmanship just added to it.

 

[rock]

Gem quality = color and lithic. Museum = quality.

 

[NC field hunter]

Gem quality = color and lithic. Perfection = museum quality.

Rock, that is the perfect equation! You said it best, with few words.

 

[GatorBoy]

Gem quality = color and lithic. Perfection = museum quality.

Pretty much it... except I think jewelry quality not museum.

 

[old digger]

I was thinking that gem points were those points that were flaked from what we would consider the choicest materials. But it also seems that these ''gem points'' appear to be flaked with more attention to detail.
I have seen some of those smaller points that come from the pacific northwest, and they are worked with such fine detail, and with some of the prettiest materials.

It sure would be nice if someone from that area would share with us some of those pretty points.

 

[old digger]

Thank You to all those who have shared their views and points! But to those that have not posted, ''Please'' do not be afraid to share your views and your unusually colorful points!

 

[BosnMate]

If you want to see gem points, go to Kugers post on Favell's museum. For those that don't want to go to that post, I lifted a photo of Columbia Gem points off of their web page. The small ones are what they call the "gem points."
Click on the photo to enlarge.

 

[old digger]

Thanks BosnMate, but was hoping to see some member's show their personal finds.

 

[rock]

I have some more that I bought, not personal finds this time.

 

[Th3rty7]

These aren't personal finds. I collect from the PNW and focus on high grade materials in general. PNW gem flavors, scrapers and tools and a handful of PNW points most of which are considered " gem points " by many.

Around here I'd consider the high grade crystal quartz and chalcedony to be of gem grade.

 

[old digger]

I have some more that I bought, not personal finds this time.

Thanks for showing, those are great!

 

[old digger]

These aren't personal finds. I collect from the PNW and focus on high grade materials in general. PNW gem flavors, scrapers and tools and a handful of PNW points most of which are considered " gem points " by many.

Around here I'd consider the high grade crystal quartz and chalcedony to be of gem grade.

Thank You again sharing! That last one is a ''humdinger''! Is the material petrified wood?

 

[Tnmountains]

Interesting seeing the different materials. In the s.east we really do not have a lot of gem quality like that.Not saying we do not have color. We have pretty materials like horse creek chert but it really was not used very much here cause in relation to other materials it was inferior. But it is pretty. So ugly flint like Bangor,Dover,Fort Payne and hornstones were prefered.
But I sure enjoy seeing those western styles and some of that S.Ga and Fla bullseye. Good thread.

Ryan are you shooting with a microscope?

 

[joshuaream]

Old Digger,

I've never really lived/collected in an area where gem quality material was common. Northern Indiana, where aside from the rare piece of Flint Ridge you can have any color of chert as long as it's beige or grey and northern Kentucky where you can have Grey Hornstone, Greyish Blue Hornstone, Blue-ish Grey Hornstone, as well as light and dark Grey Hornstone. And I can't forget South Florida where the only native rock is limestone (and it's the kind with no flint in it.) So unfortunately, my gems are usually mailbox finds.

Here is probably my one decent gem point PF. Not a lot of color, but it's pretty cool piece of Crystal.

Here is a Palmwood Midland that I pulled out of a bird point frame, the spots are part of the wood.

A little River Candy square knife.

The nicest green NW knife I've seen.

Here is a tropical paleo from south of the border.

Here is one of keeper frames of color from overseas.

Here is a little display in a shadow table in my office, a couple hundred little chalcedony points piled in there like one of the Cahokia caches.

Joshua

 

[pickaway]

I find alot of ridge in different colors.Hopewell drill from Sunday.And an old find.

 

[old digger]

Goodness Gracious! ''Melt the Butter off the Knife'' Those are absolutly amazing finds there Joshuaream!

Thank You for sharing!

 

[bravowhiskey]

it may not adhere to the strictest definition of the word "gem", but to me it is relative to your own wants and desires.

good post digger

 

[GatorBoy]

Some Florida agatized coral