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Found a Possible Pot of Gold....

I have located an ancient piece of industrial machinery that is lined with what appears to be genuine flint nodules
Catch is, this thing weighs a couple of tonnes and only access to the morsels inside is through a one foot diameter hatch
   
They spark readily when struck with the hammer, are rounded nodules (so not chert) and have that lovely blue-grey waxy look when chipped
 
Now, before I start the tedious task of releasing some of these from their alien-engineered mortar, is there anyway to confirm these are genuine flint?
 
I await, poised with hammer and screwdriver....
Many thanks
No. 6

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ShrafterPermalink Reply by No. 6 on October 13, 2011 at 16:06

Well, nothing heard, so got stuck in.

After an hour or so wishing I had double-jointed arms (or a small explosive charge) it turns out they're not flint as I hoped, but what looks to be a very fine chert or similar.

Still, managed to get one out and it delivers some nice blades -slices paper and fingers like a razor...

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TohungaPermalink Reply by John Humphris on May 2, 2012 at 17:55

Sorry I don't know... They look interesting though.

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