Colorado Jasper |
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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). -------------------- Thankful member of COLORADO PROSPECTOR CLUB
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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 |
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 |
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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Apr 19 2017, 09:51 AM
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Observer Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 17-April 17 Member No.: 129,466 |
New to the forum so I thought I'd post some Colorado Jasper I've collected on my property here in the San Luis Valley. Our farm sets on "the Old Spanish Trail" which was an indian trail heading up the west side of the valley way before the Spanish arrived. There is evidence of numerous paleo camps along the trail and artifacts abound. Colorado Jasper was a main source of flint for tools but its hardness made its best use as hammering tools for knapping and breaking up bones or butchering process. The mining town of Jasper is south on the Alamosa River and the creek that flows thru it into the Alamosa headwaters at the Summitville gold mine so other minerals can be found in that area as well. Enjoy. |
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Apr 19 2017, 10:22 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Sounds like a great place to live!
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Apr 21 2017, 02:03 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 130 Joined: 24-October 15 From: Colorado Springs Member No.: 121,949 |
Beautiful stuff saguache and welcome to the forums!
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Apr 21 2017, 02:43 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Welcome to the forums saguache!
Those are some nice chalcedony chunks. Jasper, chert and agate it appears. The piece on the right in pic #2 looks like it has more to show if cut open. Thanks for sharing! -------------------- |
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