Grasshopper Flat Obsidian









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Color: Grasshopper Flat Obsidian is a banded milky gray

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Grasshopper Flat Obsidian is associated with the Grasshopper Geochemical Group and occurs near Grasshopper Flat on the Medicine Lake Highlands, Siskiyou County, California.  This geochemical group include East Medicine Lake, Lost Iron Well, Red Switchback, and Yellowjacket Obsidian.
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