>>2424659Found some mamillary goethite in some marble recently.
>>2427229Don't have your heart set on making beautiful core blades right out of the gate. Most of the flakes you knock off are gonna be better for tools anyways, as they already have the approximate shape of the tool you have in mind.
>>2428834I've been working some serpentinite for a little while now - Literally just grinding it against a piece of a cinderblock. Soft stone, like gypsum, serpentinite, or limestone, is best for starting out. It can be carved with pieces of quartz, so your tools will be free that way