Green Obsidian Nodules

curious kat · Nov 10, 2013

I wanted to post a picture of the Green Obsidian Nodules that I find around where I live. There's a lot posted online that are "fake" so I wanted to put some "real" ones on, at least the kind I find. Does anyone else find these types? I find them in dark to lighter shades and some that have the "silver sheen" over top, so pretty but also not easy to find. Also find the Black, Red/brown and mixtures. I haven't tumbled these, just the way they come out of the ground. Please let me know if anyone else out there finds them like this? Thanks....

kuger · Nov 13, 2013

Stonewhisper....you better go check your facts!!!!!There are MANY different types/colors....hell,I can collect five different colors from one source within 100 miles of my house!

Green is pretty rare,only place I have ever found it was in Burns Oregon

pippinwhitepaws · Nov 13, 2013

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hvacker · Nov 13, 2013

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curious kat · Nov 13, 2013

Well, Bajahunter......haven't seen the green in perlite really, just the black so far. Green is mostly ground dwelling, as is the Black. I'll be posting some more Green soon, found one with a bit of red in it.....Christmas?

curious kat · Nov 13, 2013

Thanks for the "back up" kuger.....

Eu_citzen · Nov 14, 2013

curious kat said:
Hello Sweden....Yes am very sure, we have a lot of Obsidian in this area. Mostly the Black nodules and red/brown as well. The Green one's are not common, I've only found them in a few area's and I've only seen them here in "nodule" form, not like the Burns Green that seem to be in "slabs or chunks". I would guess that mine are Apache tears that are Green. I do know that there is Green Obsidian in South America, the Aztec's used it, think it's a yellowish green?

Good to know, they looked like water worn jasper/agate to me hence my question.

I think I see some banding in one of them?

curious kat · Nov 14, 2013

Yes some have banding. Some have the pretty "silver" sheen over them. They range from a dark green to the lighter ones, of course don't find as many of those. I've been trying to find someone else who finds them, but so far haven't. We do have jasper & agate, I just posted a picture of my best agate, seen it? So I do know the difference

Any Obsidian up your way?

dawnhvr · Nov 14, 2013

I definitely have a handful of the brownish/red ones, only one black though. And I live in PA.

dawnhvr · Nov 14, 2013

dawnhvr said:
I definitely have a handful of the brownish/red ones, only one black though. And I live in PA.

Wait, all mine have a metallic sheen.

curious kat · Nov 15, 2013

They sound nice dawnhvr, do you find them where you live? The one's with "sheen" are very pretty!

dawnhvr · Nov 15, 2013

Yes. I have a creek on my property and the last storm we had knocked the bank down and uprooted 4 trees. I have been down there everyday getting rocks for a pond I am building. So I became a little obsessed with rocks. Lol. But I have found some awesome ones. Who would have thought rocks were so cool.!..?!

Eu_citzen · Nov 16, 2013

curious kat said:
Yes some have banding. Some have the pretty "silver" sheen over them. They range from a dark green to the lighter ones, of course don't find as many of those. I've been trying to find someone else who finds them, but so far haven't. We do have jasper & agate, I just posted a picture of my best agate, seen it? So I do know the difference Any Obsidian up your way?

No obsidian here. Glaciated terrain.
I find an occasion piece of chalcedony though.

curious kat · Nov 16, 2013

So EU, are you one of those Geologists? I like the quote you have... :happysmiley:

What interesting "rocks" do you have in Sweden, looks like Opal in your picture.

Eu_citzen · Nov 18, 2013

curious kat said:
So EU, are you one of those Geologists? I like the quote you have... What interesting "rocks" do you have in Sweden, looks like Opal in your picture.

Amateur geologist perhaps would be a better description. I took a few courses to get the basics, the rest I've taught myself.
I've worked with geological mapping though.

We have plenty of interesting "rocks" in Sweden. Ignimbrite, Rhyolite, serpentinite, Alnöite to name a few.
Very good country for cabbing rough. But garnets, tourmaline, topaz and other minerals can be found; they just are rather rare.

curious kat · Nov 18, 2013

Guess you do have some interesting things there, and you sound like a geologist compared to me! lol I'm going to be posting an interesting "rock" I found in the front part of our property yesterday, maybe you can use your skills & help me out with it?.....It's really green, deep bright green and has crystals growing in between the "taco" shaped rock (know what a taco is?), it's not so big, you'll see.

pippinwhitepaws · Nov 18, 2013

Bajahunter said:
hvacker

Do you see any difference in the perlite between where you find the black apace tears and the green ones.

good question...

rock · Nov 18, 2013

curious kat said:
Hi Bigscott, Yes they are translucent but dense. But not malachite or nephrite.....Obsidian for sure! Even found some small arrowheads that are made from the green, but of course they are thin, so you can see the translucence much easier. I have "wire wrapped" some of the nodules with copper colored wire, pretty!

Any chance of getting you to take a pic of those in your hand with the heads?

curious kat · Nov 18, 2013

You mean some nodules with arrowheads? The green arrowheads are in the frame with the fish pottery shard that I posted, they're the lighter ones, pretty small though.

gold tramp · Nov 18, 2013

I have one piece of this stuff, its called green sheen. im in the process of polishing some right now when I finish I will put up a pic for you all.

Not sure where the stuff originated but its very nice my piece is jet black, when in the sun it has a excelent green sheen to it. Great collection of points.
Gt.............