Lost Iron Wells Obsidian
 AKA: Glittering Mountain Obsidian









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Color: Lost Iron Wells Obsidian ranges from gray to black with broad banding and streaking present.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Lost Iron Wells Obsidian is associated with the Grasshopper group and occurs about one mile east of Lost Iron Wells on the Medicine Lake Highlands, Siskiyou County, California. Part of the Grasshopper Lake geochemical group.
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