Hammerstone Or Cannonball ? Nature Identification Thread @mountainwashere
Found in Alaska along the Glenn Hwy near
Sutton, in a rock slide by the Matanuska
river about 18 years ago.
The slide had big jagged dark chunks
different than this rounded one. This round
one I found looked out of place. I think it is a
granite hammerstone used to split other
rocks into spalls for making tools out of.
Spalls were usually carried back from the
source to knapp on elsewhere.
Fits in the hand nicely, weights about 4 lbs.
There is a dark patina on most of this stone
except where it looked to be used as a
hammerstone, the chipped used bottom.
On the closeup I can see some pink reddish
crystals and clear ones.
I've used rocks many times for hammers
when needed. Some that were found over
the many years do fit the hands well for using
as a tool. One recently fits best in the left
hand, just right for me! :-)
What kind of rock is this and do you think
it was used as a tool?
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The part that is crushed in a bit looks like some type of gemstone. The closest thing that I can think of when I see the texture is some kind of dark granite that I find around the shores of Lake Superior although I am not very good at identifying all the stones, these dark rocks I consider granite may not be granite at all. Nice, round find though! I think that it has the possibility of being used as a tool.
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It does appear like granite, but I've never seen any other
granites here have this black patina like coating before.
It would be cool to have it tested somewhere :-)
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That sure is interesting. So you are a lefty...right? You must be strong to use it as a tool with it weighing 4 pounds. : )
Sometimes both! ;-)
And not as much as eye use to bee 🌻🐝
HaHa! "eye used to bee." : )
That is very cool and I like your tool theory!
Not sure if really was a tool in the past
but I know in this recent time period I
have used it to hit some nails & nuts lol
pages 10 and 11 may have the answer:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0861/report.pdf
Whoa that is a very extremely cool article!!!
Thank you very much @snowyknight!!! ❤ 💎
Glad you like it! Hope it puts some things in perspective (even if it is a bit dated). Cheers! Cannonball!
It would be nice to get it cut in half to see inside, but then again, once it is cut in half you can't really put it back together, and then the mystery might be solved, and some things are meant to be unsolved, though I can't think of any at this time other than the rock. Kind of like in the Movie Prophecy "Would you ever really want to see an angel, knowing that one wing is dripped in blood..."
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That's just it, can't put it back together again! lol
Could be something inside should not expose 💨
Those angles are sharp 🔺
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Interesting find @shasta, is it possible that the river made it roll in place? that way it would form a perfect ball.
And now I'm curious...
Maybe if someone moved it.
Was found up a ways from the river below in the rock
slide of broken stones, no other round ones around lol
Perhaps a ancient game ball! Chucked by Paul.
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