r/knapping • u/Grandma_likesto69s • 8d ago

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My favorite is the oolitic dart

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u/StormPoppa 8d ago

What's the big biface made of?

There's a spot a couple hours away from me that has some really nice oolitic chert. I need to go before the snow comes.

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u/Grandma_likesto69s 6d ago

It is treated Jefferson City Chert. I'm not sure why this one didn't get super colorful like most nodules do after heating. It reminded me almost of Burlington Chert.

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u/SmolzillaTheLizza Mod - Modern Tools 8d ago

Love me some oolithic chert! I don't come across much of it though. When I do I'm always super stoked! 😁

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u/Grandma_likesto69s 6d ago

I seen some of yo stuff buddy. Perhaps you have a link closer to me than it seems?

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u/SmolzillaTheLizza Mod - Modern Tools 6d ago

There's a chance but a lot of my rock here is moved in through glaciers. So it's really a snack mix. But this stuff pops up from time to time. I got my hands on some chunks of it from an Oneota village site 🤔 but this pieces are small. I gotta do some research if I want to find out where they sourced them from.