Origin: Tallahatta Formation. Mississippi, U.S.A.

Description: This natural Tallahatta Quartzite rough from Mississippi, U.S.A. is a durable, silica-rich stone especially well suited for flintknapping, primitive tool making, and traditional stone working projects. Tallahatta Quartzite is valued by knappers for its toughness, workable fracture, and regional connection to the southeastern United States, where similar quartzite materials were historically used for points, blades, scrapers, and other utilitarian stone tools.

Each piece has a rugged, natural rough appearance, with earthy coloration, mottled patterning, and a dense quartz-rich structure that makes it appealing for hobbyists, collectors, and makers interested in hands-on flintknapping material. When properly worked, Tallahatta Quartzite can be shaped into practice points, preforms, cutting edges, display pieces, or educational examples for lithic study and primitive skills collections.

Tallahatta Quartzite is associated with the Tallahatta Formation of the southeastern United States and is appreciated for its regional Mississippi origin, natural durability, and historical relevance as a knappable stone. This rough material is best suited for flintknappers, experimental archaeology enthusiasts, survival skills hobbyists, and collectors looking for authentic American quartzite rough.

Chemical Composition: SiO₂

Grade: Lapidary Grade
Appearance: Opaque
Inclusions: None

Approximate Size of 1 pc: 12cm x 11cm x 5cm
Approximate Weight of 1 pc: 470g

Rough is rough. We do our best to grade and describe pieces in the lot, but ultimately, they all differ.