Any Love of colorful Quartz/Quartzite?

[Olden]

Although most of my finds are of the more generic white or tan color, occasionally I'm lucky enough to find some that's a bit more exotic.
In my half century of sleuthing for artifacts I've only come across two or three made from this firey color. I believe this MD. point is an Orient Fishtail type.
If you have any colorful artifacts of quartzite (any hue), feel free to post 'em up!

[Scorpion68]

Olden - That's some beautiful color and opaque to boot. That stuff has got to be hard to work. I'm surprised they were able to even get a general shape out of it. Nice find. ...Chuck

[Olden]

Thanks Chuck, I've never got past the 'cutting my hands all the heck up' stage of knapping,: my nightmare would be trying to make a point out of a golf ball sized river cobble I think. I was hoping Sneaky. or Ron would show us how it's done

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

very nice

almost looks like some nice honey colored hixton quarzite

[CoachG]

Beautiful material. I'll see what I can come up with.

[Scorpion68]

Olden - I was looking through my artifact box and found these. I almost forgot that I had them. I can remember when I found them. Our ground is mostly red clay and they stuck out like a sore thumb. I looked at them but almost left them but the shape caught my eye. The white dot is correction ink where I number each point for Id purposes. ...Chuck

[Olden]

Nice edgy looking points - what would you type them as in your neck of the woods? I'm sure the dart on the left would glow with a bit of natural light - nice finds!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Dan, That's a beautiful quartzite artifact point. I have worked very little quartzite because it is so tough. This one is my best knapped quartzite point.

[Olden]

I believe that stone was talking to you - some dang nice work Ron!

[CoachG]

Agree with Olden. Real nice work.

[CMD]

That's beautiful, Ron.

[CMD]

Pretty hard not to like the variety of quartzite collectors sometimes call "sugar quartz" because of that sugary texture. That's a nice find, Dan. I've got a few sugar quartz points. Here's a Clovis from Ky......

[Olden]

A fine old point Charlie, looks like it would fly like a bullet - very solid! Yeah, gotta love that texture & color.

[Scorpion68]

Olden- I find these kinda hard to classify except for side notched. Closest I could find is Big Sandy but I'm no expert especially when the quartz lacks the detail that one would usually use to id a point. ...Chuck

[TSUMS]

Here is a Madison point I recently found made from a greenish quartz type material..

[TSUMS]

Hey olden...that point looks like it could be susquehanna type as well...

[CMD]

Something I noticed some time ago, and later discovered some archaeologists felt the same way, is that an Orient Fishtail can be seen as a Susquehanna-styled influence on the Narrow Point Tradition, the tradition that dominates in New England. In other words, one can see an Orient as a Susquehanna made skinny!

[Olden]

I noticed the similarities of the smaller Fishtail Types to the Susquehanna Broad types the other day after looking through a thread - was thinking that I may be misidentifying many of my smaller points. Looking through your points with a new eye is part of what keeps the hobby fun. Thanks Guys!

http://forums.arrowheads.com/forum/information-center-gc33/arrowhead-point-typology-north-america-gc56/northeast-me-nh-vt-ny-ma-ct-ri-pa-nj-de-md-gc63/105675-susquehanna-broadpoint

Fishtail points

http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Maryland_Projectile_Points/FindingAidsandImagePages/FindingAids/LateArchaic/FishtailTypes.html

Susquehanna Broadspear

http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Maryland_Projectile_Points/FindingAidsandImagePages/FindingAids/LateArchaic/susquehannabroadspear.html

[CMD]

And more "sugar quartz" quartzite from Ma. Typing is tough at the best of times. I can see Orient-like with your point, Dan, but, like Chuck pointed out, I can see Big Sandy/ Otter Creek as well. Here we have an Atlantic and an Otter Creek. I've always like quartzite, and the sugar quartz variety is as good as it gets where quartzite is concerned.....

[Looks2Much]

Wow, those are awesome

[CMD]

Well, this is quartzite, but not sugar quartz. But, for comparison, a yellow quartzite fishtail. We actually recognize 2 varieties in southern New England. Orient Fishtail, and Orient Stemmed. The latter appears to be an Orient with a stem variety reflecting influence of the Small Stem Tradition. This piece appears to be an Orient Fishtail. Personal find.....

[Olden]

Charlie,
THOSE KICK BUTT!
Always amazed at your collection & knowledge - Thanks!

[TSUMS]

Here is a nice sugary quartz Fort Nottoway from the shores of the chesapeake..

[Olden]

A grand old point - nice example man!

[CMD]

Very nice!

[Sugaree]

Olden I have always loved the colorful quartzite, especially the red hues. I have made it a goal of mine to find a whole red one. The fishtail is beautiful I'm a little jealous, thanks for showing. All I have to offer is some very river worn tips and bases.

[CMD]

Those are ver colorful!

[Olden]

Those are as nice as about as any quartizite out there Sugaree (and large!). When I become discouraged and am sure that there's not an artifact left to be had anywhere, is when I would usually find that special point - funny how that works. I'm sure yours is on the way.
Thanks!

[clambellies]

Here's a Neville point and some flake tools made of an unknown material, at least unknown to me. They seem to be of a green quartzite but no one so far has been able to be sure.

[CMD]

FWIW, have found a lot of that green quartzite on a few of my sites in RI.......

[Olden]

Nice stuff! I think that it's a form of Cervidae Kryptonite..