Monster core

[theviking]

I know, cores are usually boring, but these two I thought I should take home. The first one is a chunk of banded pink and white Quartzite, at first I thought maybe a crude chopper but was informed by a few folks that it may be a blade core. Only got one shot outside to focus proper for color, the other shots are inside to show detail. The other piece is a monster chunk of Jasper I found near the Fifty site. The Fifty site is a cluster of sites including the Flint run Jasper Quarry, and the Thunderbird site, a large base camp. The Jasper Quarry was mined from 11,450-8,750 B.P.[William.m.Gardner]. It looks like a piece of quality flint with a couple of spalls knocked off, maybe i'm wrong. Anybody have other ideas feel free to say so, you wont hurt my feelings, I might learn something. Thanks for looking.

 

[rock]

Nice looking stones. IDK about cores though I only find small ones that are already used up.

 

[GatorBoy]

Wow.. Some of that stuff At the quarry sites Sure is big. Thanks for the look. The first one looks like a core to me. It's hard to tell in the photo but that second one looks to have a lot of rind. Maybe that section was knocked off an outcrop to get to a solid mass of higher quality material that looks to be partially visible in that piece. Definitely keepers in my opinion.

 

[theviking]

Thanks for the reply folks. Gator, there is no rind, or cortex showing on the Jasper. I think what you are seeing are small crystal deposits, or inclusions. Thanks again.

 

[GatorBoy]

Gotcha.

 

[theviking]

Few more pics to compare with the pieces I've found around here. Some of it's heat treated.

 

[Tnmountains]

Huge!! They were mining for the good stuff in that. That is very nice to see. Stuff like that displays well and tells a story. Nice addition Viking

 

[GatorBoy]

I love how you put the worked material of the same colors on the corresponding spots of the blank.

 

[theviking]

I love how you put the worked material of the same colors on the corresponding spots of the blank.

Thanks, I dig you'r avitar pic.

 

[GatorBoy]

Its kinda like a flag at half mast.

 

[jamey]

hi there,
when they heat treated it it turned red? thanks for the post''
jamey

 

[theviking]

hi there,
when they heat treated it it turned red? thanks for the post''
jamey

Yes it does. I've heard it outcrops in red and blue also. Thanks.

 

[GatorBoy]

This might be a silly question but what makes Jasper different than chert with iron content? Or are they one in the same?

 

[theviking]

Jasper is chert... That's all I got..

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks...sorry :-)

 

[theviking]

Sorry for what? Wikipedia says Jasper is a chalcedony, huh. I'm sure there's a good long scientific explanation to separate jasper from other cherts and chalcedony, but don't ask me.

 

[GatorBoy]

I wasn't looking for a long explanation. all I said sorry for was interrupting your post to look for an answer to my own question. Thanks again.

 

[theviking]

It's cool Gator. I think considering the topic of the post was a big hunk of jasper you'r question was not interrupting the post at all. But thanks anyways.