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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