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Post by NatureNut on May 14, 2010 16:00:39 GMT -5
Some wonderful people bought our house and they are from League City, TX (SE of Houston). Well, during the home inspection, we had some time to kill and I started talking about my rocks. Their two cute kids seemed interested and I brought out my box of slabs and a squirt bottle of water and a magnifying glass and we had a blast! Mom got into it too. She said they had some rocks behind their house in TX and she would send me some. Well a SFRB arrived today and I gotta say, Texas rocks are pretty cool! Can any of you Texans help identify them for me? This is the whole contents of the box. ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01904.jpg) 1) These two have a purpley-blue-grey center with white inclusions ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01905.jpg) 2) This one has some bubbly white stuff. ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01928.jpg) 3) There is a dotty one. 4) Can only see the outside of this one and it's interesting. ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01922.jpg) 5) One with some pink. ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01926.jpg) 6) One that is dotty gold on the outside, but no clue what is inside. ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01918.jpg) And some others. 7) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01919.jpg) 8) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01917.jpg) 9) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01915.jpg) 10) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01914.jpg) 11) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01911.jpg) 12) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01909.jpg) 13) ![](http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo8/NatureNut_album/Texas/DSC01924.jpg) I may just have to drag my WF out of storage and see what's inside and what slices look like... any help is really appreciated. Thanks! Jo
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Post by tkrueger3 on May 14, 2010 19:10:21 GMT -5
I bet Mel knows what they are. To me, they're just rocks - like what my Mom's front yard is covered with instead of grass. I'm guessing that a lot of them are probly flint, though.
Tom
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Post by snuffy on May 14, 2010 19:19:56 GMT -5
I think they are mostly flints and chert. But dont bet the farm on my opinion.lol
snuffy
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Post by Sabre52 on May 14, 2010 19:20:29 GMT -5
Yep, Jo, I'd say they are pretty much all Texas flint in all it's myriad forms. Most the colors are usually pastels, golds and browns but it's a super fun tumble as it's all microcrystalline quartz, hard, and takes a mirror finish with ease....Mel
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Post by NatureNut on May 14, 2010 19:35:49 GMT -5
Thanks yous guys, really appreciate it. Didn't know flint came in so many colors and patterns. So... does that mean they could be used for knapping too? Jo
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Post by Sabre52 on May 14, 2010 22:05:24 GMT -5
Jo, It can be used for knapping and I do work it but it is tough to flake without heat treating and it really eats up your tools and wears out your muscles. Way more difficult to work than things like obsidian....Mel
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Post by NatureNut on May 14, 2010 23:23:41 GMT -5
Cool.... thanks Mel... you da best!
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Post by frane on May 16, 2010 14:13:17 GMT -5
Good Texas Rocks! I just love the flint because it can really polish well. Just know it can fracture easily! Fran
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