Good looking rock

rock · May 19, 2014

Its a piece of flint I found today. Id like to find some whole cobbles of this stuff. I did find the red one a few months ago and its whole. Flint comes in a variety of colors here in this part of GA.

rock · May 19, 2014

Here is 2 others I have picked up in the last month. The stripped one is Banned Slate and the other is another flint cobble but a creamy brown. At least I think they are flint.

curious kat · May 19, 2014

Those are some handsome rocks rock :icon_thumleft:

.....this is a dumb question but "flint" is the rock that you can start fires with? If so then it's doubly nice & handy.

huntsman53 · May 20, 2014

curious kat said:
Those are some handsome rocks rock.....this is a dumb question but "flint" is the rock that you can start fires with? If so then it's doubly nice & handy.

You are right! It is what many Native American Indians and others used to start fires with and some folks still use it to do so.

Frank

rock · May 20, 2014

curious kat said:
Those are some handsome rocks rock.....this is a dumb question but "flint" is the rock that you can start fires with? If so then it's doubly nice & handy.

Yes but these well almost all dont show any work. The first one is a large scraper broken in half. All of these were found in a creek and without wetting them first you wouldnt be able to see the colors in them. They would be very dull dry.

DDancer · May 20, 2014

Nice pieces. I found a lot of that kind of stuff in Missouri when I was a kid *and still have a bit of it in storage*

Chert and banded flints are neat stuff. I tried chipping tools from it and yes it does make a spark when wacked

smells like sulfur to. Never did try to light a fire though.

curious kat · May 20, 2014

...well, it's good that you got them wet so we can enjoy the pretty colors :thumbsup:

....have you ever tried using some mineral oil on some of the rocks rock? Show the color & last longer and not hurt the rock as far as I know.

rock · May 20, 2014

curious kat said:
...well, it's good that you got them wet so we can enjoy the pretty colors ....have you ever tried using some mineral oil on some of the rocks rock? Show the color & last longer and not hurt the rock as far as I know.

Yeah I use to use it when I first started collecting. I dont use it anymore though. I pick rocks up when Im not finding any stone artifacts. But I still have them. I think the red flint is rare?