Additional Finds on Daughter's Walk

[Scorpion68]

While the daughter and I took the grandson on a walkabout yesterday, we also found a couple of interesting items.



This item is pretty heavy for its size, not much bigger than a thumbnail. Appears to be some sort of metallic based material.



I believe this is a geode, which are more than plentiful on the mountain.



And this I think could be some kind of chert. It's pretty dense and has a very thin cortex. I don't recall seeing large pieces like this around here but I have some points that appear to be made from something similar. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

[pkfrey]

I think the first piece is a small chunk of hematite or limonite. The second has geode qualities, but I think it's a quartz conglomerate with maybe some chalcedony in it. And the third is no doubt some time of chert in it's natural form.

[Scorpion68]

Thanks Paul. Really appreciate your comments. Now my daughter and I are a little smarter.

[Havenhunter]

Your dark stone looks like the hematite we occasionally see around here. It's pretty material.

[Scorpion68]

Thanks a bunch Deb. That's the first of it's kind that I've seen around here but now I know what to look for.

[BabaORiley]

I find those also Chuck. The first two on top I mean. Never have much size...small usually about as big as a nickel but dense and heavy for the size...

[Scorpion68]

Yea - After Paul and Deb put me on the right track - I looked them up on the internet and apparently they're fairly common especially when you know what to look for. Thanks