Akutan Obsidian

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Color: Akutan Obsidian is a smoky black.

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Akutan Obsidian is associated with Akutan Volcanics with two different sources occurring. The first is exposed at the southeastern tip and the second is in the southwestern part of Akutan Island, Alaska.

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