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Hello. I was hoping to get some help with material ID. I found this stone on a trip in stonington Maine. I was thinking it is Ramah chert because I read there might be some ramah chert in Maine. Any ideas?
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Hard to tell from these photos . Is it translucent? Ramah was traded down the coast from its source we found a couple woodland triangles in CT that were dark grey like that but the stone has a waxy feel to it. Some quartzites resemble it. It is easier to determine in hand.TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post -
Looks like a type of quartz.South CarolinaComment
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ramah chert looks like a fine grained quartzite. It has been traded down to coast to Maryland from Labrador and New Foundland during woodland time period. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/...ig16_311800701
It runs from white to grey to black. A highly prized lithic material. When I commented earlier I was looking on my mobile device looking now from my PC I feel you do have a nice piece of Ramaha chert.TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-PostComment
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thank you so much for the information about ramah chert. it is semi transparent when held up to a light. thank you.Comment
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