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Mayor Island (Tuhua) obsidian, Bay of Plenty
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Black and rare green Tuhua obsidian.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Quaternary rhyolite
The famous source of Maori trade obsidian in the North Island.
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