Mono Glass Mountain Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Mono
Glass Mountain Obsidian ranges from gray to black with a "woody grain"
appearance. Reddish brown streaking also occurs (mahogany
obsidian).
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping: Fractures
choncoidally
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Mono Glass Mountain Obsidian outcrops near the east rim of Mono Basin
between the Casa Diablo and Truman Meadows sources, Mono County,
California
Projectile point made from this material:
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Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this
obsidian source.
