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Post by grendel Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:26 pm

Having just shattered the last of my quartzite pebbles (I got almost a dozen spalls from it)  tried (unsuccessfully) a lump of basalt, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a for a good source off spalling stones? Here all the big pebbles are flint.
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Post by the barnacle Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:00 am

Not sure of a good supply of Quartzite but here is a good clip -
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