BLT Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 This was sold as an arrowhead at an antique store near Huntsville, Alabama. (That is all the information I have on the locality.) I’m wondering if there is a partial plant fossil in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 It doesn't look like a plant to me. I would say mineralogical or possibly some sort of stain from when the tool was in use. Blood perhaps. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Looks more like mineral to Me. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Blood perhaps. Eek! 2 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks more like mineral to Me. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I think it's quite possibly some type of old glue residue from being in a display frame. A bit of acetone on a cotton swab may remove it. 6 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, JohnJ said: I think it's quite possibly some type of old glue residue from being in a display frame. That possibility occurred to me, too. I’ve had it for a while, but didn’t want to post for that very reason. Curiosity got the best of me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 There are some point types that are occasionally found with asphaltum residue. However, this blob has the centered look of display adhesive. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, JohnJ said: There are some point types that are occasionally found with asphaltum residue. However, this blob has the centered look of display adhesive. Thanks! (I guess I paid $2.00 for an interesting glue stain.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 41 minutes ago, BLT said: Thanks! (I guess I paid $2.00 for an interesting glue stain.) You got off lucky.... someone bought this paint smear for $46.5 million... 3 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, daves64 said: You got off lucky.... Oh dear! That was pricey. I guess I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 9 hours ago, daves64 said: You got off lucky.... someone bought this paint smear for $46.5 million... I'm in the wrong business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 12 hours ago, BLT said: Thanks! (I guess I paid $2.00 for an interesting glue stain.) $2 isn't bad for a stone point artifact FWIW, I agree with it being adhesive. This black tar-like adhesive was used commonly in the late 1800s. I have numerous rocks, native American points, and fossil specimens, collected and displayed during that time, that have this adhesive still attached. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 8 hours ago, Peat Burns said: This black tar-like adhesive was used commonly in the late 1800s. Thanks, that’s good to know! Several of the antique stores around here have arrowhead displays. I often spend more time browsing those, than I do the furniture and other knickknacks in the stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I too was thinking asphaltum. This was mostly because of the color, the placement, and the thought that this naturally occurring tar may have been used by native Americans to better fasten heads to spears and arrows. I'm happy to know that these thoughts weren't overly foolish. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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