Sawmill Creek Obsidian
 AKA: Mule Creek Obsidian











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Sawmill Creek Obsidian ranges from an opaque black to a translucent smoky gray with gray banding.  Brown and black mahogany also occurs.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Sawmill Creek Obsidian associated with the Mule Mountain Volcanics primarily occurring as marekanites / nodules (up to 10cm) along Sawmill Creek and Mule Creek, New Mexico.
Projectile point made from this material:



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