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Is obsidian glass?
Obsidian is a natural glass.
What is the scientific name for obsidian?
Other names for obsidian is Apache tears, volcanic glass, and Black obsidian.
Is obsidian clastic?
No
Where did the Aztecs get obsidian from?
Mostly from the Aztec city-states of Pachuca and Otumba. Pachuca's greenish obsidian was considered better quality, and was favored, but Otumba's greyish obsidian was also in common demand.
Can obsidian be clear?
In some very rare instances, obsidian can be nearly colorless, but normally it is brown to black.
Is obsidian malleable?
No. Obsidian is brittle.
What is a type of obsidian?
One type of obsidian is snowflake obsidian, which is black with white mineral inclusions that resemble snowflakes.
What are the minerals in obsidian?
Obsidian is, itself, a mineral.
Is obsidian a crystal?
yes obsidian is a crystal.
Is obsidian glass?
Obsidian is a natural glass.
Is obsidian metamorphic igneous or sedimentary?
Obsidian is an igneous rock.
What is the scientific name for obsidian?
Other names for obsidian is Apache tears, volcanic glass, and Black obsidian.
Are obsidian attracted to magnet?
Obsidian is not magnetic.
How is obsidian dependent to minerals?
how is obsidian dependent on minerals
What is the obsidian called when it has white stuff in it?
Snowflake Obsidian
Should companies buy obsidian?
If their business is in dealing with obsidian products, and they do not own any obsidian mines, then yes they will need to buy it. If however they do not need obsidian then they do not have to buy it.
Is pumice and obsidian forms of volcanic gas?
Partially correct. Pumice forms from rapidly cooling lava containing volatiles (water and gas) and obsidian forms from rapidly cooling lava that doesn't contain volatiles. Bubbles from volatiles are frozen in place and cannot escape before the lava hardens forming pumice. Obsidian and pumice are sometimes found together although obsidian itself is relatively rare.
