Newberry Obsidian Flows include:
Big Flow, Buried
Flow, Central Pumice Flow,
East Lake Flow,
Game Hut Flow, Interlake
Flow, Little Obsidian Flow, and Paulina Peak Flow
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Newberry
Obsidian ranges from a dark gray to black with banding and phenocysts
and small gains of magnetite, felspar, and microliotes occurring.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments: Newberry Obsidian occurs around the Newberry caldera, Deschutes
County, Oregon
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