<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AWBut.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AWBut.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/0s18J.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0s18J.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GEwPs.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GEwPs.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/b2mjW.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/b2mjW.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a>I found this piece of quartz at Benbo Mt Co. Sligo Ireland.There are many Megaliths in this area in the Dartry Mt range.Its 3 inches in length and appears to have been fashioned as a tool.I found it about a third of the way up Benbo Mountain.The pointed end appears to have been used to chip maybe other rocks.</p>

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2019-01-15T16:21:44.663Z
@Dave: In my opinion your question is off-topic for this site. If you were asking about the rock type, that is about earth science & would be on-topic, but you already know the rock type. Questions about the possibility of anthropomorphic use of the stone (possibility of it being a stone tool use by humans or pre-humans) that would be archeology or history.
Fred
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2019-01-15T16:28:01.400Z
Hi Fred, I taged it archaeology, I don't know how to go further with my question. Thank you.
Dave
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2019-01-15T21:05:18.220Z
@Fred and Dave Don't be suprised if any picture of a rock posted on other SE sites gets migrated over here to Earth Science SE.
Spencer
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2019-01-15T23:40:02.390Z
Thank you Friddy for that paper link, much appreciated
Dave
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2019-01-16T13:17:53.457Z
@Universal_learner History SE will migrate this here, every time.
Spencer
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2019-01-16T16:05:52.477Z
@Universal_learner That's probably a good discussion for Meta History SE.
Spencer
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2019-01-16T17:14:38.023Z
@Universal_Learner For the Freud thing, [HSM SE](https://hsm.stackexchange.com) ( which needs some love) might have worked.
Spencer
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2019-01-17T11:59:25.840Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about archaeology, not earth science.
Semidiurnal Simon
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Is this milky quartz a stone age tool?
Dave
# Is this milky quartz a stone age tool?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-15)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AWBut.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AWBut.jpg)[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0s18J.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0s18J.jpg)[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/GEwPs.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/GEwPs.jpg)[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/b2mjW.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/b2mjW.jpg)I found this piece of quartz at Benbo Mt Co. Sligo Ireland.There are many Megaliths in this area in the Dartry Mt range.Its 3 inches in length and appears to have been fashioned as a tool.I found it about a third of the way up Benbo Mountain.The pointed end appears to have been used to chip maybe other rocks.

**Tags:** archaeology, research

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_0: In my opinion your question is off-topic for this site. If you were asking about the rock type, that is about earth science & would be on-topic, but you already know the rock type. Questions about the possibility of anthropomorphic use of the stone (possibility of it being a stone tool use by humans or pre-humans) that would be archeology or history.  
> **username_0**: Hi username_1, I taged it archaeology, I don't know how to go further with my question. Thank you.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 and username_0 Don't be suprised if any picture of a rock posted on other SE sites gets migrated over here to Earth Science SE.  
> **username_0**: Thank you Friddy for that paper link, much appreciated  
> **username_2**: @Universal_learner History SE will migrate this here, every time.  
> **username_2**: @Universal_learner That's probably a good discussion for Meta History SE.  
> **username_2**: @Universal_Learner For the Freud thing, [HSM SE](https://hsm.stackexchange.com) ( which needs some love) might have worked.  
> **username_3**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about archaeology, not earth science.  

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