MYSTERY SOLVED

[wells]

Came across some images for Bay Bottom Chert today and answered the mystery of what material my point was made of. My point, in center of pic. was found on next door farm in the early nineties and none of us knew what it was or seen any other examples in the area.

 

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[old digger]

That is some really special looking material. Is it from out of your area?

 

[wells]

That is some really special looking material. Is it from out of your area?

From what i've seen so far, this stuff is from Florida. i suppose there may be other sources, but i don't have a problem with mine traveling that far in finished form or just the material traveling that far.

 

[Tnmountains]

Interesting. I have found items that traveled along the water ways and seemed to have fossil inclusions I assumed were from Fla. Very cool!

 

[yakker]

Man, that stuff is beautiful!

 

[GatorBoy]

I've seen some beautiful examples found down here in Florida.
TomClark has a few real nice ones

 

[tncreeker]

Man thats pretty rock.

 

[Sidevalve45]

Never seen an arrowhead made from a material like that. You'd think it would be of different hardness from one area to another and would be difficult to knap. The two outside pictures say otherwise. I guess you can't argue with success.

Sidevalve45

 

[old digger]

From what i've seen so far, this stuff is from Florida. i suppose there may be other sources, but i don't have a problem with mine traveling that far in finished form or just the material traveling that far.

That sure is quite a distance for that material to travel that far north. Thanks for sharing that, that is really neat.

 

[tomclark]

I am pretty sure it's conglomerate. Can be made up of baybottom pieces... Baybottom chert is usually fossiliferous.

Conglomerates



Baybottom





Rice Grain Chert

 

[*Molly*]

Nice material there Tom.