Does anybody know where I can find a large piece of white chert?

Joe M asked:


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2 Responses to “Does anybody know where I can find a large piece of white chert?”

  1. grannytoad Says:
    December 19th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    You may get better answers in Earth Sci & Geology. Chert that’s truly white, I don’t think I have seen, it’s usually greyish until/unless fired for hardness. Are you maybe looking for marble from White’s mines in west Texas? I ask because chert is usually used when describing lithic tool kits especially knapped hunting points and was traded by hunter gatherers. I’ve seen what I recognize as white marble among cache (spills?) and camps, although not commonly. Where – down along the Rio Grande, Big Bend.

  2. jackie f Says:
    December 21st, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    I’ve found it in a field. Someone will probably sell you a hunk on line.

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