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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 641824, member: 301"]Ahhhhhhhhh...I get it now.!!!</p><p>Argillite is a stone used in many carvings.......or many carvings are said to be made of Argillite..... some Inuit carvings..</p><p>BUT</p><p>That Orca you have is made of Haida Argillite found in only one place on earth...Slatechuck Mountain.</p><p>It's a carbonaceous Shale......as opposed to other Argillites..which are more rock like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 641824, member: 301"]Ahhhhhhhhh...I get it now.!!! Argillite is a stone used in many carvings.......or many carvings are said to be made of Argillite..... some Inuit carvings.. BUT That Orca you have is made of Haida Argillite found in only one place on earth...Slatechuck Mountain. It's a carbonaceous Shale......as opposed to other Argillites..which are more rock like.[/QUOTE]
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