todays hunt in Ct.

[flintmel]

rained all night, took a walk today

 

[BeachComber7]

Hey those are pretty cool!

 

[birdpointgriswold]

Very nice finds!

Johnathan Griswold

 

[Charl]

Nice. Is the triangular stone upper right a graphite paint stone?

 

[flintmel]

reply to Charl

Nice. Is the triangular stone upper right a graphite paint stone?

yes Charl it is. I found another one the other day, heres a picture of it

 

[natchitoches]

very sweet

 

[MinerGirl]

Nice Finds! You got a bit of everything today...

MinerGirl

 

[CrazySlasher]

nice hunt. that graphite stone is cool. what exactly was it used for?

 

[SOHIO]

that broken brewerton woulda been a nice one, i like those brewerton points

 

[Charl]

nice hunt. that graphite stone is cool. what exactly was it used for?

CrazySlasher, the graphite was mixed with animal fat, say bear fat, and then applied as black body pigment. Here's a piece from RI. You can see what results just rubbing it directly on my finger for a few seconds. Greasy! (Graphite is the "lead" in lead pencils).

I love pickin this stuff up, but I'm guessing many collectors will walk right by not realizing what it is. I really like the idea someone used the rock to paint their face or body long ago.

Charl(CMD)

 

[theviking]

Very nice, interesting point in the bottom left. Do you have a type for that one? Thanks for the view.