Having no rock index I have just added this here till something can be arranged.
This is a list of rocks that I have compiled from actual aboriginal studies on tool implements made of stone. I am not saying this list is complete. Sorry if any item listed twice under another name, not really a rock person.
Volcanic and Metamorphic Rocks
Please any other info please add include known uses , regions any info that can help knappers locate some useful rock
This is a list of rocks that I have compiled from actual aboriginal studies on tool implements made of stone. I am not saying this list is complete. Sorry if any item listed twice under another name, not really a rock person.
Volcanic and Metamorphic Rocks
- amphilbolite
- andestic
- basalt, common
- blue metal
- chalcedony
- chert, common
- darwin glass, Tasmania
- diabase
- dolerite, common
- granite
- greenstone, high trade item used for hatchets
- mookite, SA only
- mudstone , common
- obsidan, Rare high trade and fine tooling
- porphyry
- quartz, common
- quartzite,common
- rhyolite, common
- sandstone, used for grinding
- silcrete, common
- trachyte
Please any other info please add include known uses , regions any info that can help knappers locate some useful rock
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