Timber Butte Obsidian
AKA: Squaw Butte Obsidian, Webb Creek Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Timber
Butte Obsidian is black.
Texture: Fine Grain
Luster: Glossy
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Timber Butte Obsidian occurs as an outcrop along Timber Butte, Squaw Butte, and
Webb Creek, Gem County, Idaho. Occurs as float in Squaw Creek
Valley.
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