Great South Gems & Minerals
• Savannah River Agate •
• Savannah River Agate •
Savannah River Agate
35 Piece flat. Commonly called "Savannah River Agate" Chert is a
variety of quartz. Silicon dioxide. Hardness 7. This material was
very popular with early man in the area surrounding this deposit and
was used for making a wide range of tools and weapons. Arrowheads,
scrapers, drill points, knife blades, and other items. Conchoidal
fracture. Glassy like finish .
Study of some cherts under the microscope reveals the presence of
microscopic siliceous skeletons of certain algae and protozoans,
which, having accumulated on the ocean bottom, were compacted and
partly recrystallized to form chert. Read
Ray's article on this collecting site.
| Price: $100.00 (35 Pc.) |
| BTF-335 Savannah River Agate |
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