OntarioArch
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This 3.25 inch beauty came from a collector who said he acquired it from an Ohio - Indiana regional collector: that's all I know about its provenance, FWIW.
Using several sources, I can't find another blade exactly like this one, but some stemmed Scottbluff blades come the closest to my eye. The base feels ground to me, but then again I have seen/felt better examples. In places, it looks like it has some collateral flaking, but again I have seen better examples (in books...). It think I see a median ridge of sorts; or at least the blade is thicker along the median than it is at the edges.
So I am stumped an would really like to give this gem am identity.
The blue chert must be a clue: how many places can there be with outcroppings of blue chert! Help is appreciated as always!
![lance1.jpg lance1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653459-2ce6c043a19addd336bef95172ef3a66.jpg)
![lance2.jpg lance2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653462-f60497534fd06945522cc004e1ae755b.jpg)
![lance3.jpg lance3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653463-2c23635d523cc5c4424b802bd9af8ad8.jpg)
![lance4.jpg lance4.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653464-2f5a21f955dc60ea2d27bab8e7f21639.jpg)
![lance5.jpg lance5.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653468-0b332b59b20c0887b9bb564bc452f29d.jpg)
Using several sources, I can't find another blade exactly like this one, but some stemmed Scottbluff blades come the closest to my eye. The base feels ground to me, but then again I have seen/felt better examples. In places, it looks like it has some collateral flaking, but again I have seen better examples (in books...). It think I see a median ridge of sorts; or at least the blade is thicker along the median than it is at the edges.
So I am stumped an would really like to give this gem am identity.
The blue chert must be a clue: how many places can there be with outcroppings of blue chert! Help is appreciated as always!
![lance1.jpg lance1.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653459-2ce6c043a19addd336bef95172ef3a66.jpg)
![lance2.jpg lance2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653462-f60497534fd06945522cc004e1ae755b.jpg)
![lance3.jpg lance3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653463-2c23635d523cc5c4424b802bd9af8ad8.jpg)
![lance4.jpg lance4.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653464-2f5a21f955dc60ea2d27bab8e7f21639.jpg)
![lance5.jpg lance5.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1653/1653468-0b332b59b20c0887b9bb564bc452f29d.jpg)
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