Manning fused glass is a natural glass found only in a small part of East Texas. I am told it formed from a lignite coal fire that may have burned under ground for hundreds of years. The extreme heat melted the loamy clays above it and formed the glass. It can be found in a matrix virtually identical to brick. Scattered in with that are small pieces of high grade blue and red glass.
The material can vary from sky blue to almost black. Almost pink to blood red. These colors intermingle with no seam or separation.
This material is extremely rare. I was fortunate enough to excavate two sites very near exposures. All cultures used it although points are generally small due to most usable examples being under 2 inches.
