Inman Creek Obsidian
AKA: Bills Creek, Eagle Creek, Fern Ridge, Long
Tom River, Petite Creek, Pleasant Hill, Salt Creek, Staley Creek, Siuslaw
River, Willamette River Gravel Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: East
Butte Obsidian is black.
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Distribution Comments:
Inman Creek Obsidian is a secondary source (believed to be from
the High Cascades) that occurs as nodules along Inman Creek, Bills
Creek, Long Tom River, Petite Creek, Salt Creek, Staley Creek, Siuslaw
River, and the Willamette River in Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Linn,
Marion, and Yamhill counties, Oregon.
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