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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10379071, member: 8267"]It looks more like diabase/dolerite/diorite.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://richardigibson.substack.com/p/d-is-for-diabase-dolerite-diorite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://richardigibson.substack.com/p/d-is-for-diabase-dolerite-diorite" rel="nofollow">https://richardigibson.substack.com/p/d-is-for-diabase-dolerite-diorite</a></p><p><a href="https://kcl-antiquities.co.uk/a-superb-neolithic-pecked-ground-and-semi-polished-dolorite-axe-cornwall-3079-p.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://kcl-antiquities.co.uk/a-superb-neolithic-pecked-ground-and-semi-polished-dolorite-axe-cornwall-3079-p.asp" rel="nofollow">https://kcl-antiquities.co.uk/a-superb-neolithic-pecked-ground-and-semi-polished-dolorite-axe-cornwall-3079-p.asp</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/387862707668" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/387862707668" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/387862707668</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Similar deposits occur in many parts of the world, and have been used to make similar celts for thousands of years by many cultures. </p><p><br /></p><p>You may need to find a geologist who can examine it under magnification to determine the mineralogy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10379071, member: 8267"]It looks more like diabase/dolerite/diorite. [URL]https://richardigibson.substack.com/p/d-is-for-diabase-dolerite-diorite[/URL] [URL]https://kcl-antiquities.co.uk/a-superb-neolithic-pecked-ground-and-semi-polished-dolorite-axe-cornwall-3079-p.asp[/URL] [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/387862707668[/URL] Similar deposits occur in many parts of the world, and have been used to make similar celts for thousands of years by many cultures. You may need to find a geologist who can examine it under magnification to determine the mineralogy.[/QUOTE]
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