Burro Creek Obsidian
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Burro Creek Obsidian ranges from most
commonly an opaque brownish gray to a less common translucent cloudy
brown.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Vitreous
Translucency: Opaque to translucent
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Distribution Comments:
Burro Creek Obsidian is associated with the Kaiser Spring Volcanics occurring as marekanite / nodules (up to 7cm) with the primary source near Kaiser
Spring and the secondary source along Burro Creek in southeastern Mohave
and west central Yavapai counties, Arizona.
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