Obsidian
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Obsidian
Photos
Obsidian
last edited:
11/27/07
number of photos: 33
Obsidian is volcanic glass.
photos
obsidian, Apache tears:
A
B
C
obsidian, Apache tear in perlite:
A
obsidian, black:
A
B
C
D
E
obsidian, mahogany:
1
2
3
4
5
obsidian, dark gray:
1
2
obsidian, flow banded:
1
2
3
4
obsidian, porphyritic: A
obsidian, snowflake:
A
B
C
D
obsidian, spherulitic:
1
2
3
obsidian, variegated:
1
2
obsidian, talus slope
obsidian
arrowhead
obsidian-polished egg
Photos are copyright free for
non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photos to R.Weller/Cochise
College.
copyright 2007-R.Weller
Source locations for obsidian used by native Americans:
Northern Arizona:
San Francisco volcanic field: Government Mountain,
Sitgreaves Mountain, RS Hill,
Kendrick Peak, Slate Mountain, O'Leary
Peak-Robinson Crater
Mount Floyd volcanic field: Partridge Creek (Round
Mountain), Presley Wash, Black Tank
West and Central Arizona:
Sand Tanks, Burro Creek, Tank Mountains, Vulture, South
Sauceda Mountains,
Superior (Picketpost Mountains)
Eastern Arizona
Cow Canyon
New Mexico
Antelope Wells, Mule Creek, Red Hill, Gwynn Canyon
California
Bristol Mountains (Bagdad), Obsidian Butte
(Imperial County)
Nevada
Devil Peak (Clark County)