Squaw Ridge Obsidian
AKA: Button Springs, Fort Rock, Hoona Ridge Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Squaw
Ridge Obsidian is black with closely spaced sperulites.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Glassy
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Sperulites
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Distribution Comments:
Squaw Ridge Obsidian occurs along Squaw Ridge and Button Springs,
in northern
Lake County, Oregon.
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