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Mineral

Found on a slickrock dome off the Burr Trail. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT-- October 2011

Bob Sihler

on Jan 27, 2012 7:25 am

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BobSmith - Jan 31, 2012 11:32 pm - Voted 10/10

Looks like...

flint or chert or maybe even rhyolite. Also, it was obviously worked. Likely someone long ago used it to make blanks and flakes.

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