Garfield Hills Obsidian
 AKA: Hawthorne Obsidian











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Garfield Hills Obsidian is black.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Garfield Hills Obsidian occurs as nodules at the base of the pink welded tuff in Garfield Hills, Mineral County, Nevada. Erosion has taken these nodules into Walker Lake Valley and into Soda Springs Valley near Kinkaid.
Projectile point made from this material:



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