Glass Butte obsidian
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Details: For details go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "General description: Glass Butte is one of the best sites anywhere to collect Obsidian. Technically Obsidian is not a mineral but occurs when Basalt cools quickly forming a volcanic glass. Several types of Obsidian are found at Glass Butte including black, silver sheen, mahogany,fire etc,
Handy to bring along: 1.Gloves 2.Rock Hammer 3. safety glasses
Helpful notes to newcomers: Obsidian can be very sharp. Be careful when handling broken shards."
Other info found at "https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/recreation/rocks-minerals/?cid=stelprdb5381935"
An excellent site to look at currently is https://oregondiscovery.com/glass-butte.
Directions: For directions go to the Travel Channel's treasure wiki page for Oregon. It says: "How to get there: Ten miles southeast of Hampton on HWY 20, turn south on Obsidian Road. Follow this road until the roads tees. Your are at Glass Butte"
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GPS Coordinates (lat,long): ( 43°33'22.52"N, 120° 4'24.81"W)
or (43.556255, -120.073558)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is supposed to be exact.)
Mindat Link: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22138.html
Tags: obsidian black silver sheen mahogany fire hampton oregon volcanic glass rainbow cinnabar
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