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A nice bird point

Found a nice bird today on the river. Maybe my best one from this area.

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Re: A nice bird point

That IS a nice one along with the neat insitus. Backlit does a nice job in the quartz inclusions. I wonder if the ancients actually sought out the prettiest looking stones even if other varieties were also in the area. ?

Here's a thought / experiment;
Hit your NWP collection with an ultra violet light ( in the dark natch )... IF they reflect a very visible distinct color, then try. . . >
Walk the beach in the dead of night with a ( cheap ) flashight style U/V light, the gemstones might show up like fireflies !

You could up your to 24 hours a day !

Re: A nice bird point

Thanks Hal, apparently they call this material jaspagate. It's jasper with agate inclusions. Here is an example a guy up here found of a larger piece of the material.

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Re: A nice bird point

Outstanding, Even a common rock hound would be happy with that example to say nothing about making a tool out of it.

May all your finds be s