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  2. Obsidian use in Mesoamerica - Wikipedia

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    Obsidian projectile point.. Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and its widespread and varied use may be a significant contributor to Mesoamerica's lack of metallurgy.

  3. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Beaver Dam, Maryland, a now "flooded marble quarry in Cockeysville, Maryland, that has been used as a swimming location since the 1930s. Source of dolomitic marble known specifically as Cockeysville Marble for the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. and many other purposes in the eastern U.S. Greenspring Quarry, now a lake, Pikesville, Maryland

  4. Obsidian - Wikipedia

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    Obsidian scalpels older than 2100 BC have been found in a Bronze Age settlement in Turkey. [48] In the eastern Mediterranean area the material was used to make tools, mirrors and decorative objects. [49] The use of obsidian tools was present in Japan near areas of volcanic activity. [50] [51] Obsidian was mined during the Jōmon period.

  5. Edziza obsidian - Wikipedia

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    Edziza obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass found at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It occurs in at least four geological formations of the volcanic complex and was widely used by indigenous peoples during the pre-Columbian era .

  6. Obsidian Ridge - Wikipedia

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    Obsidian Ridge is a volcanic mountain ridge in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of Artifact Creek at the southeast end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada for its high quality obsidian .

  7. Glass Buttes - Wikipedia

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    Because the Glass Buttes complex has abundant, high-quality obsidian, the Bureau of Land Management has reserved 36 square miles (93 km 2) as a free-use area where the public can gather obsidian for private use. No permits are required; however, individuals can only remove 250 pounds (110 kg) of obsidian per year.

  8. Obsidian Theatre Festival taking place at 3 Detroit locations

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    The Obsidian Theatre Festival will take place in downtown Detroit from June 23-26, celebrating Black stories and creators with plays and musicals. Obsidian Theatre Festival taking place at 3 ...

  9. Hoshigatō obsidian mine site - Wikipedia

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    The Hoshigatō obsidian mine site (星ヶ塔黒曜石原産地遺跡, Hoshigatō kokuyōseki gensanchi iseki) is a Jōmon period archaeological site consisting 193 shallow interconnected pits over a 35,000 square meter area, from which obsidian had been mined, located in what is now part of the town of Nagawa in the Chūbu region Japan.