But, the first serious item in my collection of rocks /stones /crystals was an arrowhead, given to me by my father-in-law from my first marriage. He had a large garden which he tilled with a tractor, and frequently found old arrowheads while working the soil. The property he owned was part of the hunting lands used by the Cherokee and perhaps other neighboring First Nations as well. So, this is likely an old Cherokee relic.
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Modern enthusiasts still "produce over one million brand-new spear and arrow points per year."
This photo from the early 1980s shows him giving my son a ride on his tractor, the one he always used in the garden. I am not sure what brand it is, but perhaps a tractor aficionado can help?
Based on the color of the tractor and the fact that the first-letter of the name starts with an "A," it might be an Allis-Chalmers (as that brand is common in the US) even though the second letter doesn't look much like an "L" (unless part of it is worn away). I wish I had paid more attention to it when I was there, but such is life.
SOURCES
1 Wikipedia: Arrowhead
2 Wikipedia: Granite
3 Wikipedia: Hafting
4 Wikipedia: Mohs scale of mineral hardness
5 Wikipedia: Quartz
Rocks from Space! • Quartz Rock: Raw versus Polished
Chrysocolla • Tourmaline • Bornite • Goethite • Small Quartz Crystal
Smoky Quartz • Tibetan Quartz • Amazonite Beads • Zoisite
Rutilated Quartz • Garnet • Amazonite Sphere • Lapis Lazuli Mala
Amethyst Point • How Rocks Get Their Color • Red Jasper
Ring, Ring! Amethyst Calling! • Lapis Lazuli • Turitella Agate