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<blockquote data-quote="Lost Lake" data-source="post: 5116410" data-attributes="member: 12599"><p>PRB,</p><p></p><p>Ft. Payne and Dover can be almost identical in some instances, however, Ft. Payne comes from the Ft. Payne Limestone Formation, and Dover comes from the St. Louis Limestone Formation.</p><p></p><p>I've collected thousands of pounds of each, side by side where they erode out of their respective formations.</p><p></p><p>The one thing I look for in Dover, is what I call, "pepper flecks", which are small black dots that show up near the tiger stripes, ( and both types can have the stripes).</p><p></p><p> Dover can be chocolate colored, black, grey, or tan.</p><p>Same with Ft. Payne.</p><p></p><p>There are many varieties of Ft. Payne, like Horse Creek, Buffalo River, Tennessee River, and Blue/Black.</p><p></p><p>The best way to tell the difference in old artifacts is that Dover usually doesn't patinate like Ft. Payne. Dover will retain most of its true color except for a light "frost".</p><p></p><p>Most Ft. Payne will patinate to a brownish yellow, to almost white in some instances, and unless a fresh chip or ding is in the artifact, most people won't know the chert is much darker in its fresh form.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lost Lake, post: 5116410, member: 12599"] PRB, Ft. Payne and Dover can be almost identical in some instances, however, Ft. Payne comes from the Ft. Payne Limestone Formation, and Dover comes from the St. Louis Limestone Formation. I’ve collected thousands of pounds of each, side by side where they erode out of their respective formations. The one thing I look for in Dover, is what I call, “pepper flecks”, which are small black dots that show up near the tiger stripes, ( and both types can have the stripes). Dover can be chocolate colored, black, grey, or tan. Same with Ft. Payne. There are many varieties of Ft. Payne, like Horse Creek, Buffalo River, Tennessee River, and Blue/Black. The best way to tell the difference in old artifacts is that Dover usually doesn’t patinate like Ft. Payne. Dover will retain most of its true color except for a light “frost”. Most Ft. Payne will patinate to a brownish yellow, to almost white in some instances, and unless a fresh chip or ding is in the artifact, most people won’t know the chert is much darker in its fresh form. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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