Virginia Obsidian

[uniface]

A most interesting account of native obsidian artifacts found in Virginia from a site Aurora1959 referenced today:

Jim Maus Artifacts - Ancient Virginia Indian Tools

jimmausartifacts.com

 

[Tnmountains]

I have no doubt that Obsidian traveled very far. What a great material to show and trade.

 

[1320]

The author makes a great case for the Obsidian being local, I didn't see that coming! Good share.

 

[DiggerKid2003]

So we can find other arrowheads here than crude quartz, good to know!

 

[MR.CREED]

The author makes a great case for the Obsidian being local, I didn't see that coming! Good share.

I have lived all my life in VA and i have mined it myself it's hard to find but when you find it generally loads. I still have a huge bag from mining it when I was a kid and bringing it to my geology teacher. Here is some from that bag

 

[MR.CREED]

The obsidian has copper and some iron In it I've found mossy obsidian and possibly turquoise and something similar to sulfer smell within it no idea though it's generally white and powder

 

[CreekSide]

The obsidian has copper and some iron In it I've found mossy obsidian and possibly turquoise and something similar to sulfer smell within it no idea though it's generally white and powder

Old post most of these people haven’t been here in a bit of time