Color: Cougar
Butte Obsidian is a milky gray to black color that is tinged with a splotchy
pinkish purple cast. Commonly
has medium to large phenocysts inclusions (snowflake obsidian).
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Distribution Comments:
Cougar Butte Obsidian primarily occurs as nodules around Cougar Butte on
the Medicine Lake Highlands, Modoc County, California.
Projectile point made from this material:
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