Apache tears

APACHE TEARS
Overview: Apache tears are a natural, rough, circular, or cylindrical form of obsidian. Apache tears is a volcanic glass that is usually black, but is occasionally red, brown, gray, green, dark with "snowflakes," or even clear.

The dark pieces of Obsidian found in Arizona and New Mexico are called Apache Tears. This gemstone has been used down the ages and finds its use even in dating and has been a jeweler's favorite for time immemorial.
Agate
Alexandrite ...

Apache Tears A popular form of obsidian. These obsidian nuggets are usually round or oval and have a grey-white perlite matrix inside.

Apache Tears is a type of obsidian (volcanic glass) that is usually black, but is occasionally red, brown, gray, green (rare), dark with "snowflakes," or even clear.

APACHE TEARS
Apache tears (a type of obsidian) is a volcanic glass that is usually black, but is occasionally red, brown, gray, green (rare), dark with "snowflakes," or even clear.

Apache Tears: A glassy type of obsidian found in lava flows in the southwest USA. Apache tears are usually black, but occasionally red, brown, gray, green (rare), dark with "snowflakes," or even clear.

Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Mahogany Obsidian
OBS121, Obsidian, Mahogany, [N], 12.0x10.0mm Cabochon, Oval Cut, 6.09 ctw. $ 19.99 pair ...

black (apache tears)
black - brown (mahogany)
black with a snowflake pattern (snowflake obsidian)
black with a rainbow sheen (rainbow obsidian)
black with silver (silver)
black with gold (gold) ...

Apache Tears ... see obsidian
Comments: round or simi round, marble like, dark blackish green.
Apatite Crystallography: hexagonal
Colors: yellow, blue, green, violet
Hardness: 5
Specific gravity: 3.18 to 3.21
Cleavage: none ...

APACHE TEARS Grounding, protection, emotional cleansing
APATITE Blue Psychic activation and access to knowledge
APATITE Green - knowledge of the heart
APATITE Yellow Manifestation, creation, clarity and confidence ...

Dark nodules found in Arizona and New Mexico are called "Apache tears." Obsidian has been used since prehistoric times for making tools, weapons, masks, mirrors, and jewelry.

Obsidian (also called Apache tears) is a volcanic glass that is usually black, but is occasionally red, brown, gray, green (rare), dark with "snowflakes," or even clear.

Obsidian, also known as Apache tears, is a volcanic glass which is generally black, but is occasionally red, brown, gray, green (the rarest variety), dark with "snowflakes," or even very clear.

Mahogany Obsidian (also called Apache tears) is brownish obsidian. This glassy, lustrous mineral is found in lava flows, and obsidian stones can be massive. Obsidian is formed when viscous lava (from volcanos) cools rapidly.

3. TUMBLING HINTS for APACHE TEARS:
When attempting to polish "Apache tears" we have heard of lots of personal "recipes". Here are some methods you may want to try.

Citrine and Apatite Necklace
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Apache Tears
A glassy, lustrous form of obsidian, a volcanic glass. It is formed when viscous lava flows cool rapidly, and is is usually black in colour ...

Apache tears are nodules of obsidian from New Mexico, and is sometimes faceted. Snowflake obsidian, used in beads and cabochons, has whitish snowflake-like inclusions of cristobalite. Rainbow obsidian displays a colorful iridescence.

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