Mississippi Oolitic Chert

[headhunter777]

Found this today with my wife at our Honey 🍯 Hole

[vonfatman]

That is a cool blade. I have never seen any chert here that has that look. Nice!

vfm

[headhunter777]

Oolitic chert

[gregszybala]

Looks more like an Orthoquartzite, maybe Catahoula?

[CMD]

Agree that it looks more like a quartzite. Here’s a RI found point made of oolitic chert from Pa….But, I’m not familiar with all varieties of oolitic Chert….

[headhunter777]

Our state geologist looked at it, And decided it was in fact Oolitic Chert

[headhunter777]

More artifacts made out of Oolitic Chert!

[gregszybala]

okay

[CMD]

More artifacts made out of Oolitic Chert!

Well, yeah, can see ooids in your second photo, and it does look like chert in second photo. Most oolites will be limestone, not chert….

https://geokansas.ku.edu/oolite

It’s possible the grains in your very first photo in this thread was much more remindful of quartzite, due to lack of great focus, and are actually showing ooids, rather than the quartz grains in quartzite….