Thread: Is this a Charnley Forest?

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

From what I've read, the stones that didn't come from the Whittle Hill quarry tended to be mostly olive green in colour and given to inclusions - they are said to be a recrystallised form of chert (flinty stuff) of which the novaculites like arkansas stones are formed. One reference cited that darker areas going towards purple were not desirable, as a lot of the faults were found in the dark areas.

The size is a bit odd to me. Mostreferences I've seen say that the stone is so slow that it was usually cut a lot larger than the usual hones, say 250mm or more, so you got more out of it on each stroke.

Regards,
Neil

Neil, did what you read say that stones from the Whittle Hill Quarry were not olive green in color or that they were olive green but without the inclusions ?