Cowhead Lake Obsidian
AKA: Bidwell Mountain Obsidian
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Color: Cowhead
Lake Obsidian ranges from black to a black, gray, and purple.
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Cowhead Lake Obsidian occurs as large nodules and boulders on the
south end of Cowhead Lake on Bidwell Mountain, Modoc County, California.
Schadler Ditch Obsidian is part of this geochemical group.
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