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This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
Flint knapping takes a considerable amount of concentration, as you have to be constantly turning the piece around and noticing whether there are faults, whether surfaces are convex or concave, whether angles are obtuse or acute, the direction flakes have come off and so forth. And then you take another flake off and have to look at it again!
My flint knapping photos were taken on a day course with John and Val Lord. They have a website here:
John has also written a book that's very useful as a beginner:
www.flintknapping.co.uk/shop.html
And John's son Will is also an expert in flint knapping and excellent teacher. He also runs courses, and will teach hide working, prehistoric jewellery making, bow-making and so forth as well.
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This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
Chert from the Mississippian of Indiana, USA. (~7.6 centimeters across at its widest)
This rock is "Indiana hornstone". If correctly attributed, it is a chert nodule derived from a Mississippian-aged limestone unit in southern Indiana - likely Harrison County or Crawford County.
Chert is a cryptocrystalline, quartzose sedimentary rock. It consists of tiny quartz crystals too small to see with normal microscopes ("crypto" means "hidden").
In this sample, the dark-colored material is unaltered chert (referred to by some as "flint"). The light-colored material is a weathering rind, which is called "cortex" by flintknappers.
Early American Indians used Indiana hornstone to make arrowheads, spearpoints, and other stone tools.
Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed site in Indiana (possibly southern Indiana), USA
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
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So I’ve been trying my best to make a decent authentic New England #paleo #knife #replica #reproduction for myself… Something the #paleoindian would have used. This is a type of #chert it’s wood is shaped at the bottom to fit into a #spear for throwing with an #atlatl . It’s been difficult I’m using northeast cherts and it’s really giving me insight into how tough living must have been with the glacier right here…. The huge wild animals, the #direwolf #mammoth, #mastadon #sabertooth #cavebear …you need a weapon that works, the largest point I’ve been able to make from local materials is this size, it’s all just too brittle…. It’s strong but the larger it gets the easier it breaks… You can’t have a #weapon break on you back then, life or death. This size seems perfect to get the job done, it is less likely to break and more than likely will last until your next trek to the nearest flint vein or mine. Just some thoughts from an experimental #archaeology consultant and #flintknapper #crafts ift.tt/2aQmIo1
Chert from the Mississippian of Indiana, USA. (~7.6 centimeters across at its widest)
This rock is "Indiana hornstone". If correctly attributed, it is a chert nodule derived from a Mississippian-aged limestone unit in southern Indiana - likely Harrison County or Crawford County.
Chert is a cryptocrystalline, quartzose sedimentary rock. It consists of tiny quartz crystals too small to see with normal microscopes ("crypto" means "hidden").
In this sample, the dark-colored material is unaltered chert (referred to by some as "flint"). The light-colored material is a weathering rind, which is called "cortex" by flintknappers.
Early American Indians used Indiana hornstone to make arrowheads, spearpoints, and other stone tools.
Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed site in Indiana (possibly southern Indiana), USA
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
Mountain Man Rendezvous Mountain Man Rendezvous - These Flintknappers demonstrate the art of shapping flint into arrow heads and spear heads. Their camp sites were teepees and their dress were leathers and indian style adornments.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This photo of Tim Rast appears in the Sept 26th 2009, Canada Blog Friends profile of Elfshot: Sticks and Stones . The scholarly backdrop for that web encounter includes exotic locations like St Johns and Labrador, and of course Newfoundland archeological sites. Tim is a flintknapper which means he knows how to make stone arrowheads.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This photo of Tim Rast appears in the Sept 26th 2009, Canada Blog Friends profile of Elfshot: Sticks and Stones . The scholarly backdrop for that web encounter includes exotic locations like St Johns and Labrador, and of course Newfoundland archeological sites. Tim is a flintknapper which means he knows how to make stone arrowheads.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This November we celebrated everything geological as part of the Festival of Geology, in partnership with the Geologists’ Association.
We were showcasing some rare rocks, minerals and fossils from the UCL Geology Collection and Materials Library. Visitors saw meteorites that are composed of a rare type of iron not found on earth. Played with naturally magnetic sand from California. Gazed into an obsidian mirror, which has a long history of association with the supernatural. Watched master flintknapper Karl Lee make delicate tools, weapons and decorative items lump of flint.
We were also exploring the world of geological fakery with fool's gold and synthetic rubies. Visitors got the chance to see if they can spot the synthetic diamonds.
Guests made and named their very own fake rocks with prop maker Richard Graham.
People could try their hand at carving soft materials, like limestone, pumpkins, chocolate, cheese and soap; architectural stonemason Paul Jakeman was on hand to lend carving tips!
Our Makespace manager Ellie, made honeycomb rock and you could try rock! Finally Jo Lathwood was displaying her latest project, ‘Is this Magma?’ and discussing the melting points of rocks.
This photo of Tim Rast appears in the Sept 26th 2009, Canada Blog Friends profile of Elfshot: Sticks and Stones . The scholarly backdrop for that web encounter includes exotic locations like St Johns and Labrador, and of course Newfoundland archeological sites. Tim is a flintknapper which means he knows how to make stone arrowheads.
Mookaite from the Cretaceous of Western Australia.
Mookaite is a silicified sedimentary rock from the Lower Cretaceous Windalia Radiolarite Formation, a succession of moderately deep marine siltstones and cherts that contain numerous microfossils of foraminifera, radiolarians, and coccoliths. Because this rock is hard, very fine-grained, and attractively colored, mookaite is valued as knapping material by flintknappers.
The yellowish and reddish colors are from iron oxide impurities (limonite and hematite).