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obsidian [Brit əbˈsɪdɪən, Am əbˈsɪdiən, ɑbˈsɪdiən] N

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While a number of formal tools were produced from chert and quartz, most non-obsidian tools were informal and produced through expedient flake production. en.wikipedia.org

For example, researchers can look at the trace element composition of obsidian artifacts in order to fingerprint those artifacts. en.wikipedia.org

Obsidian mirrors were used ritually to spiritually access the Aztec underworld and communicate with the realm of the dead. en.wikipedia.org

Water vapor pressure may also affect the rate of obsidian hydration. en.wikipedia.org

An obsidian dragon has smooth black skin with razor edges where joints come together. en.wikipedia.org

Before the current eruption, it was mostly filled by a rhyolite obsidian lava dome that reached a height of 962m ft, partly devoid of vegetation. en.wikipedia.org

However, this method has the major advantage of relying on obsidian flaking as the activating cause in this dating scheme. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of rhyolitic obsidian lava domes and pumice deposits (which are mined in huge quantities). en.wikipedia.org

His skin shines like polished obsidian, and his eyes glitter with malevolent green light. en.wikipedia.org

Many lithic obsidian and bone tools and beads of ostrich egg shells or shells of the Red Sea. en.wikipedia.org

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