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Kars, Kars Province
Sarikamis obsidian flows
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: obsidian, banded obsidian.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Pleistocene rhyolite flows in the pine plateau, a documented eastern Anatolian obsidian source
Recorded in obsidian-sourcing studies and known to local craft cutters.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
winter snows
Keep exploring nearby
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