What are your favorite lithic materials?

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Posted by [CMD]

This is a Dudley variety of a Mansion Inn Blade, made of Hingham Rhyolite. Found by my wife in the early 90's, on the banks of a stream near home....

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Posted by [DavidD]

Obsidian, Zaleski. also like Flint Ridge, Carter Cave, etc.




redrocks commented
02-10-2019, 02:23 AM
Nice finds

SurfaceHunter commented
02-17-2019, 11:41 PM
Creek find on those? A good quality black flint will get a sheen like that from water polish. Real nice finds

DavidD commented
02-18-2019, 06:57 PM

The Obsidian piece on the left has patina except where the tip break is, that's why it looks so dull, most of my other Obsidian finds are shinier. Some of them came from vineyard plowing, others from the creeks. Also that piece is much older. It was in the ground too.

Gepettojuan commented
12-24-2019, 08:06 PM
Very nice! shapes color & design

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Posted by [redrocks]

Jasper....rare here in Connecticut....heard it most likely traded from Pennsylvania

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Posted by [wmwallace]



It looks as though we are all blessed with some awesome lithic material in our regions, I am from NE Ohio and am partial to the Flintridge material, it is also our State gem stone. This is a pic of some lancets/bladlets/small knives I have found in Stark, Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

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Posted by [willjo]

Coastal Plain Chert, Brier Creek variant. This is some photos of it the upper left point is a modern point made out of it. Which did not pick up the true color of it in photo. It is more redish brown. The other pieces have a more vibrant color but patinates to a duller color over the years.

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Posted by [Notarelichunter]

Butterscotch carter cave flint, motley point from Kentucky.




willjo commented
02-10-2019, 06:10 PM
Nice material nice point

Kentucky point commented
11-27-2019, 03:01 AM
Man, that's cool!

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Posted by [south fork]

dendritic chert

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Posted by [redrocks]

That's awesome rock

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Posted by [SurfaceHunter]

o Some more Ridge and Valley chert personal finds.



Little Adze






redrocks commented
02-18-2019, 07:02 PM
Nice artifacts are you calling them both adzes?

SurfaceHunter commented
02-18-2019, 07:05 PM
Brown and black is other idk with the notches might be a flaked Celt

SurfaceHunter commented
02-18-2019, 07:59 PM
But not sure on the black and white one might be a blade of some kind it’s cool whatever it is. Heading out for a walk 😇

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Posted by [SurfaceHunter]

Both of those are Adena time frame. Same area different sites

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Posted by [Kaleb]

Not sure about most of the materials other than the petrified wood (the purple) and supposedly petrified bog is what the multi colored one is all utah finds





SurfaceHunter commented
11-26-2019, 08:04 PM
Pretty stuff


Kaleb commented
11-27-2019, 04:20 AM
I guess I should at least post what I think they are
1&2 - heat treated petrified wood
3&4 - petrified bog
5 - unknown
6 - pink and white banded agate
7 - blue agate

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Posted by [tomf]

Ron Kelly's material wonderland.

Thanks.

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Posted by [Kentucky point]



I can add this red stuff from Arkansas and Flint ridge from Ohio.

Dalton, mailbox find

Hopewell, personal find.

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Posted by [paohrocks]

Plum Run

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Posted by [tomf]

Black Obsidian.

Glossy enough to see your reflection.





Cecilia commented
12-08-2019, 09:03 PM
Of course of course of course!👏