Creek Stone

At the onset of Winter I used to walk the stream bed looking for interesting rocks.  This is one I picked up on about Dec. 22, 2010.  I brought it home and tossed it in the tumbler to clean it up.

Feldspar, Flint

The last ID check said it was Feldspar.  It was a good source.

Stones in the that creek come from the Terminal Morain of the Glacer of 10,000 years ago. 

Terminal Morain Soil

In places where the stream has cut its way through the forest floor you can see the gravel in it.  As the stream washes the banks down the rocks and stones wash into its flow and are abraded. We live in a location where these rocks and stones are plentiful.

Glacial Deposits of Ohio

Upon closer examination of the map you can find Richland County and see that we have End Morain and Lake Deposits.