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Black obsidian is a natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava from volcanoes. Usually brown to black, but also gray, tan, and green-brown.

Black obsidian is mainly produced in the United States and Mexico. Black obsidian is amorphous, transparent to opaque. Spherical aggregates with a rough surface are common, and flattened and elongated bubble inclusions are typical in crystals. 

Sometimes these small inclusions cause the halo effect of cabochon gemstones. The main producing areas of Black obsidian are Mexico, New Zealand, Iceland, Greece and the United States.

The main characteristics of black obsidian and its difference from artificial glass

Black obsidian is a natural amorphous aggregate containing many dimensional crystals and a small amount of feldspar, quartz microcrystals, and phenocrysts. 

The chemical composition is mainly SiO2, accounting for about 60-75%, with HO<1%. Vitreous luster, conchoidal fracture. Colors are predominantly black, browns, grays, and a little red, greenish-brown and yellow. Stripes of different colors parallel to each other are often seen in the main black color, resulting from magma’s chemical and physical differentiation during the flow. The hardness is 5-6, slightly larger than ordinary glass. The density was 2.35 g/cm.

Obsidian and artificial glass is optically homogeneous bodies with similar optical and physical properties. The distinction between these two glasses is mainly based on their inclusions. There are often microcrystals of various natural minerals such as feldspar and quartz in obsidian, and sometimes phenocrysts are also visible. , These are the main types of Black obsidian that cannot be seen in the artificial glass. There are many types of obsidian, but the most common is black obsidian and rainbow-eyed black obsidian.

Less common are: silver sand obsidian, sand silver sand, sand obsidian is a rock with black sapphire, pink obsidian, snowflake obsidian similar to metal inclusions, flashing silver white glossy stone. It is called silver sand obsidian, also known as silver shining stone. 

Rainbow obsidian is called golden black obsidian, which has a thin and thin stripe with a golden luster. The obsidian made is shaped into a spherical shape, and when viewed in the direction of the vertical layers, the stripes of different colors become concentric circles of different sizes. 

One that can see “rainbow eyes” on one side is called “single-eye single rainbow,” and the one with “eyes” on both sides is called “double-eye double rainbow.” Maroon, gray, and yellow rainbows are common. Obsidian is an amorphous aggregate with no crystal form. Its quality depends entirely on the color blue is rare.

Snowflake obsidian is dazzling and beautiful on a black base and pattern. For the common rainbow-eyed obsidian, “there are many white plagioclase phenocrysts in the pair, like snowflakes floating in the night sky, so it is named “snowflake black-eyed double rainbow.”“single-eye single rainbow” is worth more than “single-eye single rainbow.”

Black background Vitiligo has high contrast, and those with rainbow eyes are more dazzling than those without. The higher the value, the more vivid the color of the rainbow eye, the better.

The characteristics of pink obsidian are red and black. For the rare silver sand black obsidian, golden sand obsidian, and sometimes red, black, and transparent stones, pink obsidian, and black snowflake obsidian, because it is not common. 

The transparent part is very similar to chalcedony, and the red part is higher than ordinary black obsidian. If the pattern and color are very similar to the color of orthoclase, the three-color combination is very similar to red carp, so it is called ice koi black color. The more beautiful, the price will be higher.

The benefits of black obsidian

Black obsidian has a strong function of warding off evil spirits and can effectively dissolve negative energy. Among the ancient Chinese Buddhist cultural relics, there are quite a few black obsidian sacred objects or Buddha statues related to townhouses or warding off evil spirits. Black obsidian is also the best gemstone for Buddhist disciples to practice. Obsidian is one of the crystal family’s most powerful crystals to exclude negative energy.

In Indian legend, the black flash stone is also known as “Apache’s Tears.” A team in the tribe was ambushed by the enemy and lost to the crowd. The whole army was wiped out. The people’s tears came out and fell to the ground, turning into small black stones, “The Apache Tears,” hence the name.

Since the pure energy of the black obsidian belongs to absorbing energy, it is generally recommended to wear the black obsidian on the right hand. Almost all crystals are worn on the left hand, except for obsidian, which is worn on the right hand because according to the ancient Chinese style -the law is generally based on the principle of left in and right out. Therefore, the left hand is for air intake, and the right hand is for exhaust. Wearing the black obsidian on the right hand helps to absorb the negative energy of oneself, including relatively unclean things or diseases. Qi, even relatively bad luck, can be used and effectively ward off evil spirits.

Because of its powerful and pure energy, the black obsidian can be placed in a place with heavy evil spirits or even made into a Buddha statue, which has a very good effect on warding off evil spirits and blocking evil spirits. The ground absorbs negative energy, but it will not clear it, so purifying the black obsidian within a certain period of time is necessary.