Obsidian

黒曜石(オブシディアン)

Mohs hardness

5–5.5

Mineral group

Volcanic glass (amorphous)

Color

Black

MEANING

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LORE & HISTORY

A natural glass formed when lava cools rapidly. Its sharp conchoidal fracture made it a tool for blades in the Stone Age.

Meanings and lore reflect widely known traditions and are not claims of effect. Hardness and mineral group are standard mineralogy — About our data