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  2. Valheim - Wikipedia

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    Valheim is an open-world survival game played from a third-person perspective. As fallen Vikings, players must craft tools, build shelters and fight enemies to survive. [5] The game uses low-resolution stylized 3D graphics, with a combat system inspired by action games. [6] Co-operative gameplay with up to ten people and optional PvP gameplay ...

  3. Obsidian - Wikipedia

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    It is an igneous rock. [6] Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, rich in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium. It is commonly found within the margins of rhyolitic lava flows known as obsidian flows. These flows have a high content of silica, granting them a high viscosity.

  4. Obsidian hydration dating - Wikipedia

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    Obsidian hydration dating (OHD) is a geochemical method of determining age in either absolute or relative terms of an artifact made of obsidian.. Obsidian is a volcanic glass that was used by prehistoric people as a raw material in the manufacture of stone tools such as projectile points, knives, or other cutting tools through knapping, or breaking off pieces in a controlled manner, such as ...

  5. Prismatic blade - Wikipedia

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    The analysis of obsidian debitage can reveal whether or not prismatic blade production occurred at a site and, if it had, what stages of production the process included. In other words, the types of manufacturing waste present (e.g., rejuvenation flakes and/or blades, platform rejuvenation flakes, etc.) at a site can inform archaeologists about ...

  6. Obsidian (software) - Wikipedia

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    Website. obsidian.md. Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates on Markdown files. [3][4][5] It allows users to make internal links for notes and then to visualize the connections as a graph. [6][7] It is designed to help users organize and structure their thoughts and knowledge in a flexible, non ...

  7. Perlite - Wikipedia

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    Expanded perlite. Perlite is an amorphous volcanic glass that has a relatively high water content, typically formed by the hydration of obsidian. It occurs naturally and has the unusual property of greatly expanding when heated sufficiently. It is an industrial mineral, suitable "as ceramic flux to lower the sintering temperature", and a ...

  8. Obsidian use in Mesoamerica - Wikipedia

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    Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and its widespread and varied use may be a significant contributor to Mesoamerica's lack of metallurgy.

  9. Helenite - Wikipedia

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    Helenite, also known as Mount St. Helens obsidian, emerald obsidianite, and ruby obsidianite, is a glass made from the fused volcanic rock dust from Mount St. Helens and marketed as a gemstone. [1][2] Helenite was first created accidentally after the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. Workers from the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company were ...