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Chert Stone, Flint Rock, Stone Carving Tools, Jasper Rock, Agate Rocks, Arrowheads Artifacts, Rock Hunting, Rocks And Fossils, Sedimentary Rocks

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.

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Holding History In Your Hand At Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Flint Rock, National Park Passport, Crystalline Structure, Fossil Bones, Texas Vacations, Old Tools, River Rock, Minerals And Gemstones, National Monuments

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…

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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. National Museum Of Natural History, Flint Stone, Arrowheads Artifacts, Ancient Tools, Flint Knapping, Stone Tools, Rock Hunting, Northern France, Ancient Stone

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.

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