Llao Obsidian











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Llao Obsidian is black with reddish brown or a chocolate brown streaking and banding commonly occuring.

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Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Augite rods, acicular microliths, and curved black trichites

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Llao Obsidian occurs along the northern rim of the caldera at Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon
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