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Wildhorse Canyon Obsidian Quarry, in Beaver County, Utah near Milford, Utah, NRHP-listed. An archaeological site which is the only known obsidian flow in Utah used by prehistoric peoples as a source of raw materials.
The project also includes three exploratory wells on private land near Glass Buttes. An environmental assessment study was completed in 2013. Based on study, the Bureau of Land Management approved seven geothermal test wells. If the test wells find hot enough water, the company will use it to drive steam turbines to generate electricity. [34 ...
Obsidian scalpels older than 2100 BC have been found in a Bronze Age settlement in Turkey. [48] In the eastern Mediterranean area the material was used to make tools, mirrors and decorative objects. [49] The use of obsidian tools was present in Japan near areas of volcanic activity. [50] [51] Obsidian was mined during the Jōmon period.
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 .
Edziza obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass found at the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It occurs in at least four geological formations of the volcanic complex and was widely used by indigenous peoples during the pre-Columbian era .
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The presence of obsidian flakes near the cave has led archaeologists to conclude that Native Americans knew about the caves long before any pioneers arrived in the Oregon country. The first recorded discovery is credited to a local settler named Leander Dillman, who found the cave opening on a hunting trip in 1889.