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California Charmstones Page
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This page contains
Ancient Native American Indian Charmstones from California, for Desert
Charmstones, Crystals and Charmstones from other states please see our Bone &
Shell pages (which includes Ornamental Stone items, such as stone beads and
pendants.) |
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| MHCS1459 |
A slender green-gray
stemmed Charmstone |
Found by Philip Rohr |
SOLD |
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having minor surface scratches from farming |
north of San Jose, CA
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machinery. Attributed to the Costanoan Indians. |
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| MHCS1464 |
A nice gray stemmed
Charmstone |
Found by L.L. Valdivia |
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having a slightly pitted surface and |
in San Mateo Co., CA
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vague traces of asphaltum residue on
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the end of the stem. (photos 5 & 6) |
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| ACCS3 |
A heavily alkali encrusted
drilled schist Charm |
Recovered on private farmland near
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75.00 |
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stone which shows some
surface scratches |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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from close encounters with farming machinery. |
1950's through 1960's
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An inexpensive example of a generally rare
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Californian specific artifact |
Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS4 |
A very nice tan and gray
hard stone stemmed |
Recovered on private farmland near
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300.00 |
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Charm stone having some
surface scratching |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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from farming machinery, but basically intact
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1950's through 1960's
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as it was made and used long ago |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS5 |
An off-white, very light
gray knobbed |
Recovered on private farmland near
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125.00 |
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Charm stone having surface
pitting and a |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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few minor scratches from farming machinery |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS6 |
Made from a rare material
for Charm stones, this one is |
Recovered on private farmland near
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275.00 |
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a most attractive white
quartzite knobbed and grooved |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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Charm stone. It has a single, very thin and very
shallow |
1950's through 1960's
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diagonal scratch to it's surface (left side of photo
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it has a rougher surface at the base of the suspension
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stem, but this is just as it was made. A very nice
piece |
Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS11 |
A dark gray hardstone
grooved (on each end) |
Recovered on private farmland near
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175.00 |
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Charmstone. It has quite a
few surface plow scars, |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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but is essentially intact and is quite a scarce item |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS13 |
A nice, highly polished
light gray knobbed |
Recovered on private farmland near
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225.00 |
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Charmstone having slight
surface plow |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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scars from farming machinery |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS15 |
An interesting very light
gray hardstone knobbed |
Recovered on private farmland near
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160.00 |
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Charmstone which has
intentional flat sections to each |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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side. (Photo 2) The tip has slight chipping and it
also
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1950's through 1960's
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has a few gouge marks, possibly caused by farming
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equipment (Photo 5) |
Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS16 |
A somewhat pitted
greenish-gray hardstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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275.00 |
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Charmstone having good
alkali deposits and |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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ancient nicks to either end |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS21 |
A fairly large light brown
sandstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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225.00 |
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stemmed and knobbed Charmstone |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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totally intact with the exception of a small |
1950's through 1960's
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(1/2") shallow surface nick (Photo 5) |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS22 |
A porous black hardstone
stemmed Charmstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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175.00 |
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showing multiple surface
scratches and dings from |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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farming machinery. Both ends have some nicks
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1950's through 1960's
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evident. (Photos 6 & 7) |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS34 |
A very nice, fully intact
gray |
Recovered on private farmland near
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200.00 |
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stemmed charmstone |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS17 |
Now this one's a real
heartbreaker, it's a beautiful mottled |
Recovered on private farmland near
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150.00 |
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tan and brown banded
knobbed Charmstone which |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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displays well on side A, but which is all chopped to
heck |
1950's through 1960's
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on side B, probably by farming machinery over the ages |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS18 |
A fairly robust light gray
knobbed Charmstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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95.00 |
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which had it's tip broken
long ago. It also has |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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many surface scratches and digs from farming
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1950's through 1960's
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machinery |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS24 |
A nice, fully intact gray
charmstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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175.00 |
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having suspension grooves to either end |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS25 |
A gray steatite stemmed
charmstone having |
Recovered on private farmland near
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110.00 |
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substantial alkali
encrustation and displaying |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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some chipping from farming machinery |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS33 |
A green hardstone diamond
shaped charmstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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125.00 |
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preform having slight plow scarring. An |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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interesting study in the charmstone technology |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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DGCS12 |
A very nice, quite
symmetrical |
Recovered in
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275.00 |
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Charmstone having a couple
of minor |
Petaluma, CA |
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scrapes from farming equipment
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| ACCS45 |
A most attractive gray
hardstone |
Recovered on private farmland near
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225.00 |
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California Charmstone.
(Amazing, this |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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one totally escaped the plow blades!) |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS46 |
A nice pair of charmstone
preforms, |
Recovered on private farmland near
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100.00 |
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1 slightly polished and
one in the |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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more crude pre-polish stage. A nice
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1950's through 1960's
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study in charmstone technology |
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS47 |
A nice pair of charmstone/net
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Recovered on private farmland near
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60.00 |
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weight preforms having
slight |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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nicks from farming machinery |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS48 |
A very nicely made,
somewhat |
Recovered on private farmland near
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120.00 |
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small (for type) grooved
schist |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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charmstone |
1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACCS52 |
A very nice, fairly small
light |
Recovered on private farmland near
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125.00 |
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gray grooved charmstone |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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MHCS121 |
A green-gray stemmed |
Recovered north
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Charmstone having |
of San Jose, CA |
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numerous surface marks
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from farm machinery
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Ex: M. Hough |
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End of California
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