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 Oct 18 2008, 02:07 PM
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Historically Colorado jasper was used exstensively by the native american indians as knapping material.
Found in a wide variety of colors around the state. Recent finds from Park county Colorado Nice piece with vibrant color!   Red and yellow pieces. 
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Jun 25 2015, 06:12 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 19-October 14 From: Denver Member No.: 118,315 |
Welcome to the forums Chase!
My older brother has searched that area too for the chert. From what I understand, the source of the chert is elusive, and has not been documented / discovered. Here is some pics of a carnelian/jasper that I think has replaced wood (petrified wood).
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Jun 25 2015, 07:01 PM
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 Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 25-June 15 From: Fairplay Member No.: 120,831 |
QUOTE (Dave S. @ Jun 25 2015, 07:12 PM)  Welcome to the forums Chase! My older brother has searched that area too for the chert. From what I understand, the source of the chert is elusive, and has not been documented / discovered. Here is some pics of a carnelian/jasper that I think has replaced wood (petrified wood). Thanks for the info! I know of two quarry sites but both are of low grade. I have a few flint knappers that want to try out the lithic. I was just wanting to help them out. I have artifacts and have flakes, of quality. The color variations makes it unique. Here is some pic's of the colors.
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Jun 26 2015, 04:17 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
QUOTE (Chase @ Jun 25 2015, 08:01 PM) Thanks for the info! I know of two quarry sites but both are of low grade. I have a few flint knappers that want to try out the lithic. I was just wanting to help them out. I have artifacts and have flakes, of quality. The color variations makes it unique. Here is some pic's of the colors. Nice pics Chase! The last 4 pics of Jasper I posted surely have evidence of being worked. I have some basic flint knapping skills. I have become good at testing chunks of material to see if a good blank could be made from it. I tried my hand at fluting and pressure flaking with limited success. -------------------- |
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ColoradoProspector Colorado Jasper Oct 18 2008, 02:07 PM
russau i went to a spot last year and picked up two ... Oct 20 2008, 05:17 AM Mrs.CP Jasper is fun stuff, thats for sure. Im working on... Oct 22 2008, 06:44 AM Mrs.CP Lots of people think of Jasper Colorado when ment... Jun 5 2009, 08:22 AM nm jack Looks like a real pretty spot. Any Jasper there?? Jun 5 2009, 03:05 PM Mrs.CP Im not sure, the township was bought by a develope... Jun 6 2009, 07:43 AM Phil(NM) QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Oct 18 2008, 01... Aug 27 2009, 03:40 PM ColoradoProspector That particular batch was from southwestern park c... Aug 29 2009, 12:06 PM
Phil(NM) QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Aug 29 2009, 11... Aug 30 2009, 03:20 PM ColoradoProspector QUOTE (Phil(NM) @ Aug 30 2009, 03... Sep 3 2009, 09:38 AM Mrs.CP Colorado has some fantastic Jasper.
Here is a s... Aug 30 2009, 06:28 AM Gold_Barnstormer Hello Mr. and Mrs. CP. I'm a recent member of ... Sep 6 2009, 05:54 PM ColoradoProspector Hi GB and welcome, make yourself right at home in ... Sep 7 2009, 10:32 AM Gold_Barnstormer QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Sep 7 2009, 11... Sep 7 2009, 03:22 PM Gold_Barnstormer QUOTE (Gold_Barnstormer @ Sep 7 2009, 04... Sep 30 2009, 05:35 PM Mrs.CP Fantastic pieces GB!
I found a piece just ... Sep 8 2009, 06:18 AM Mrs.CP I edited your post Dan because you had chert as th... Sep 8 2009, 01:15 PM ColoradoProspector Woops, that'll teach me to have 6 or 8 pages o... Sep 9 2009, 09:24 AM ColoradoProspector Cool GB, those took a nice polish.
Neat color too.... Oct 1 2009, 05:36 AM swizz Nice ones Jeff! Oct 1 2009, 07:31 AM Gold_Barnstormer The fingers got some nice bleedin' in the firs... Oct 1 2009, 07:38 AM ColoradoProspector Blood costs extra , hopefully not too much meat... Oct 2 2009, 05:37 AM Mrs.CP Good job Jeff!! Fantastic work, especially... Oct 3 2009, 02:03 PM ColoradoProspector Here are a few jasper samples found at one of the ... Nov 2 2009, 10:32 AM MikeS Last Sunday I took a short trip to Weld County loo... Jun 24 2015, 05:02 PM fenixsmom Wow! Those pieces have personality! Jun 25 2015, 07:39 AM Crusty Some cool pieces! I've got a bunch I got i... Jun 25 2015, 08:24 AM Chase I live in Fairplay Colo I went out yesterday to fi... Jun 25 2015, 10:28 AM MikeS QUOTE (Chase @ Jun 25 2015, 11:28 AM) I l... Jun 25 2015, 03:52 PM Crusty QUOTE (Chase @ Jun 25 2015, 10:28 AM) I l... Jun 25 2015, 03:54 PM saguache
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