Where Fossil Coral Points Come From

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Greg, custom made for this forum, Lol.

[Sugaree]

Thanks for the wonderful information Hal! Amazingly beautiful material.

[Hal Gorges]

You no doubt cut some beautiful stuff Ron, Learned so much from you... thanks for commenting.

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Josie, always look forward to your comments..

[gregszybala]

Great instructional Hal, thanks.

[Josie]

Thanks for that info! Wish I found coral it’s beautiful. Stay safe!

[antmike915]

Got a average Thonoto that day (which made up for the gaping wound). Be safe Hal; rains heading up my way as well.

[Hal Gorges]

Ouch!.That’s quite a boo boo...it probably wouldn’t have felt as bad if you would’ve found a translucent red bolen.. Hey, thanks for comments Mike, this storm’s falling apart, lights are flickering, TV’s still working..

[antmike915]

Great illustrations Hal and a awesome slab of coral. That stuff is razor sharp. Here's a picture of a coral scar. I gashed my finger pretty good grabbing a shard the wrong way while digging. A battle wound I'm proud of....

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Hal, That's beautiful agatized coral. Sometimes it cut with the grain and sometimes against the grain: you get a different look.

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Tom, always appreciate your comments,

[tomf]

So much to learn from you, Hal. Great drawings too.

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Brett.

[beatup1354]

great tutorial Hal

[Hal Gorges]

So I’m going to be doing a series that includes lithics, shell and pottery..Without going into details I have access back into our house where the rest of our collection was stored...I expect the storm to pass tonight, I’m staying here because I have a generax, generator, Harley Davidson motorcycle engIne, runs on propane..if stuff gets bad everybody comes here, I can’t get away..Lol.

So first sketch is what this fossil coral piece looked like. Shortly after I found it I took a couple of slabs off it and traded the rest...These are the natural colors.....Pic.2, X areas would be where a knapper would run into problems, a flaw in the rock called concrete ( short for concretions )....Pic.3,The swirls would be from a vantage point of looking down on the head as it grew on the reef..This piece was broken off during some cataclysmic event an as time passed the cortex developed ( deterioration ).pic 4.

I hope this short instructional will help someone understand a little better what part of coral the ole boys prized and where all those opaque points came from . ..not edited.,Thanks for lookin