Flint rock

Chert is a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of quartz(SiO2) that is microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz.It is usually organic rock

Learning how to find flint and other natural hard minerals can help you start a fire with nothing but a carbon steel knife, tinder, and a little patience.

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Our earth is comprised of a variety of different rocks and minerals; gathering and appreciating them is a wonderful hobby. Chert is a very useful stone that is great to collect...here is why.

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Flint, chert, and jasper are a few of the many names used for microcrystalline quartz. These names are not systematically used. Instead, their use is often based upon the background of the person speaking, the geologic occurrence of the material, the properties of the material, and any historic use of the material.

Flint, also known as chert, is a type of sedimentary rock that has many uses. It was once commonly used to form rudimentary tools like knives and spear tips. Flint is often used by outdoorsmen to create sparks for a fire when it is struck...

Clovis Points are a distinct style of spear point and are among the most famous archaeological artifacts in America. They were first unearthed in 1933 by Edgar B. Howard in a mass of wooly mammoth bones at Blackwater Draw near the town of Clovis in eastern New Mexico. Archaeologists say these Blackwater Draw points were made 13,000 or so years ago from flint that originated 170 miles away at what is now known as Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. Since then, thousands of Clovis-era…

Hand Axe, 300,000 years old, flint. This teardrop-shaped stone tool is from the celebrated Paleolithic site of Saint-Acheul, in northern France, which gave its name to the Acheulean technology. Though stone tools date back at least 2.6 million years, this tool is around 300,000 years old and was collected between 1883 and 1890.