Mysterious Mineral Collection Subpage 7

Dragger Handles

The two stone tools in the photograph above are from

the broken ends of dagger handles. The dagger handles

are curved and made of Agua Fria River stones.

The stone bladed knife ends are missing and these

specimens may have been modified into side scrapers.

Equilateral Microlith

The stone tool in the picture above is an equilateral microlith.

The equilateral microlith is usually in the shape of an equilateral

triangle as found in Geometry. They are usually made of flint or chert,

although this specimen is made from river cobblestone. However

it may appear to look like a micro burin which is nothing more than waste.

Facial Cold Stone

The stone tool in the picture above appears to be

that of a facial cold stone. The stone has a smoothness

and seems to have a shape to fit a face. Facial stones help

remove tension and can be used for therapeutic remedies.

Finger Choppers

The stone tools in the picture above are finger choppers which

had finger holds. These choppers seem to have some flakes

chipped out to make a sharp point or edge. However these

finger choppers are too small to be modified into anything else.

Finger Sized Arrowhead

Straightener

The stone tool in the photograph above is a finger sized

arrowhead straightener. There are some finger wear marks

displaying how it was held when straightening arrows.

This specimen was small and easy to hold while hunting.

Fish Hooks

The artifacts above are two pieces from two different

stone tool fish hooks. The fish hook at the top of the picture

is the top portion which is missing the bottom hook. And the

fish hook at the bottom of the picture is the hook portion

is made of pumice which is eroded.

Flint Stone

The stone tool above is a flint stone which happens

to have a flat surface. This flint was a good candidate

for sharpening stone arrow heads and spears. This stone

tool is also small enough to easily carry around.

Granite Arrowhead

The above stone tool in the picture is of a granite arrowhead.

This artifact is very eroded and worn down from too much

moisture exposure. The arrowhead is made up of a granodiorite.

Granite Gneiss

The stone above is gneiss. Gneiss is a foliated

banded mineral with a coarse-grained texture.

The stone also has bands or streaks of granite,

feldspar, and mica.

Granite Stone Axe

The above stone tool in the photograph above is a

granite stone axe. This artifact is eroded from too much

sun and moisture exposure as well. This stone axe is

made up of granodiorite.

Ground stone Axe Hammer Head

The stone tool above is a ground stone axe hammer head.

One side is flatter and wider than the other making it a

good stone tool for pounding and loosening materials.

These ground stone axe hammer heads were fastened to

a handle or haft. Originally they are considered hand axes.

Ground stone

The stone tool in the picture above is a ground stone

which happens to be flat on one side and rounded on

the other. This stone may have been used as a mano

within a metate that could have been built in a large

basalt or granodiorite formation. This stone tool is

used to ground, grind, and mash foods such as

corn and other proteins.

Hammer stone

The stone tool in the photograph above is a hammer stone

that can be used to pound and tap other stone tools.

This tool appears to have a gripping platform around the

middle of the stone.

Hand Sized Metate

and Mano

The two specimens above are of a hand size metate and mano.

They are sized for smaller children to use to try and grind on

a small scale. The metate and mano are used for grinding,

crushing, and meshing corn and other foods. This metate

and mano may have been used to grind wild plants

for making resins for stone tool gripping.

Harpoons and Lances

The stone tools in the picture above are of pieces

of harpoons and lances. Harpoons can be thrown

to stab large fish. And stone lances can be used to

stab when hunting or fishing.

Heavy Blade Flint

(Fishing Tip)

The stone tool above is a heavy bladed flint

otherwise known as a fishing tip. These heavy bladed

flints are fastened to arrows as fishing tips to spear

some fish while fishing.

Hoe

The stone tool above is a hoe or maybe even

part of a stone tool shovel. This tool can be used to grade

and loosen material within gardens, crops, and other needs.

Can also be used with a sickle.

Isosceles Microlith

The stone tool in the picture above is of an

isosceles microlith. The specimen is in the shape

of an isosceles triangle and it can be used and

modifies in to a side scraper.

Jasperated Breccia

Pendant

The stone tool above is a jasperated breccia pendant.

It's a piece of jasper stone with little speckles of breccia in it.

There are stone such as Brecciated jaspers as well which

are breccia stones with little specks of jasper in them.

Jewelry Bead

The stone tool above is a jewelry bead that was

found while panning for gold. Jewelry beads were used for

trading as well for ornamental jewelry. It is fairly rounded

although there is a broken portion.

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