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What are the use of obsidian?

Updated: 11/20/2022
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The properties of obsidian made it a valuable commodity for stone age tool makers, as a blade could be fashioned with a sharpness finer than that of any steel, down to nearly molecular thinness. Professional obsidian knappers can make surgical obsidian knives which can leave a smaller scar than steel knives. Another use of obsidian is as a stone in jewelry.

Obsidian is a glasslike volcanic rock that ancient people made arrowheads and spear points from. Some of these are wonderful works of craftsmanship.

It has been used to craft tools, historically. Obsidian has also been used to make jewelry.

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