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Modoc / Davis Creek Obsidian (CA)

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Rainbow and needle obsidian.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Pleistocene

Famous NE California obsidian, including fee Rainbow Mine.

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