Here's a nodule of horse Creek Chert that I slabbed. Liked the way it came out so
much I decided to keep it like it is for the ol' type collection.
As far as I know Horse Creek Chert is mainly found as float and nodules in the
creeks of some areas of central to eastern Tennessee, but I have "heard" of
a few lucky folks that have found veins to dig.
I know some of you Tennessee folks have seen much more of it than me and I am
curious about the extent of the source. Is it found in Alabama and Kentucky as well?
It really doesn't seem to be a prolific enough material to have been traded to any
great extent, so artifacts made of it are generally found close to home, Tennessee
and surrounding states. I have never found, or seen any found, here in central NC.
I would be very interested to here where artifacts have been found.
BillW made the great point in another thread recently how Horse Creek can easily be
mistaken for the Flint Ridge Flint of Ohio. So true, and there are probably a few
other heated and raw materials it could be confused with. But that RED is unique to
that area of Tennessee, much like the Paint Rock Agates found from West Virginia
to Alabama. Once you've become familiar with it, it can't be matched.
It is without doubt one of my very favorite looking materials.
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HH, JoeM
much I decided to keep it like it is for the ol' type collection.
As far as I know Horse Creek Chert is mainly found as float and nodules in the
creeks of some areas of central to eastern Tennessee, but I have "heard" of
a few lucky folks that have found veins to dig.
I know some of you Tennessee folks have seen much more of it than me and I am
curious about the extent of the source. Is it found in Alabama and Kentucky as well?
It really doesn't seem to be a prolific enough material to have been traded to any
great extent, so artifacts made of it are generally found close to home, Tennessee
and surrounding states. I have never found, or seen any found, here in central NC.
I would be very interested to here where artifacts have been found.
BillW made the great point in another thread recently how Horse Creek can easily be
mistaken for the Flint Ridge Flint of Ohio. So true, and there are probably a few
other heated and raw materials it could be confused with. But that RED is unique to
that area of Tennessee, much like the Paint Rock Agates found from West Virginia
to Alabama. Once you've become familiar with it, it can't be matched.
It is without doubt one of my very favorite looking materials.
http://www.varockhounder.com/uploads...1217192237.jpg not found
http://www.varockhounder.com/uploads...1217193781.jpg not found
http://www.varockhounder.com/uploads...1217205660.jpg not found
HH, JoeM
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