Enhancements
Snowflake obsidian is not enhanced.
More information on gemstone enhancements.
Snowflake Obsidian ...
Snowflake Obsidian A form of obsidian that contains small white crystal impurities in the glass. The end result is a beautiful black color with grayish white patterns throughout the surface.
Snowflake Obsidian - Black colored Obsidian consisting of grayish white or pure white inclusions is known as Snowflake Obsidian. These inclusions can appear as patches, spots or streaks on the surface of the stone.
Snowflake Obsidian (black-and-white snowflake pattern) Snowflake obsidian, like black obsidian, is a truth-telling stone, but transmits the truth in a more gentle manner.
SnowFlake Obsidian (can it snow in a volcano?)
Sulfur (gunpowder ingredient)
Ulexite...coming sometime..hard to photograph! ...
Snowflake Obsidian resembles flakes of snow floating against a deep black sky. The snowflake appearance in this volcanic glass is produced by internal crystallites formed as lava quickly cooled.
BEADED JEWELS ...
Snowflake Obsidian (-032)
aka Flowering Obsidian
Usually black or dark gray with light gray radiating patches, this gemstone is believed to assist with clarity and logic.
SNOWFLAKE OBSIDIAN
Snowflake Obsidian (also called flowering obsidian) is a volcanic glass that is usually dark (black or brownish) with white "snowflakes". This glassy, lustrous mineral is found in lava flows, and obsidian stones can be massive.
Snowflake Obsidian
see Obsidian
Sodalite
the name signifies the stone's sodium content
Color: White, blue, grey
Hardness: 5.5 to 6
Transparency: Transparent to opaque ...
Snowflake obsidian is a beautiful black and white gemstone. This gemstone is actually volcanic glass that has formed as lava quickly cools. Its snowflake appearance is produced by internal crystallites.
Snowflake obsidian
A black or nearly black volcanic rock that has flake like grayish white patterns.
Sodalite ...
It can be dark green or black depending on the trace minerals present, and may have inclusions (See Snowflake Obsidian). Obsidian is similar to quartz chemically, but is lacking a crystalline structure and some of the electrical properties of quartz.
Some inclusions give obsidian a metallic sheen, while internal bubbles or crystals produce a "snowflake" effect (called snowflake obsidian) or an iridescence seen as flashes of color.
With Black, Mahogany and Snowflake Obsidian illustrated below:
Gemstone Physical Composition: Obsidian is a natural glass formed from volcanic lava that cooled too quickly for significant crystallisation to occur.
Flowering Obsidian (also called snowflake obsidian) is a volcanic glass that is usually dark (black or brownish) with white "snowflakes". This glassy, lustrous mineral is found in lava flows, and obsidian stones can be massive.
Especially prized in jewelry, snowflake obsidian is a striking black, lustrous opaque gem with white bold markings, formed by internal bubbles or crystals of potassium feldspar, much like beautiful patterns of snowflakes on a black background.
Snowflake obsidian has a white inclusion that looks like a "snowflake" This is a very inexpensive gem material which can be found in the western United States near volcanoes.
Feldspar crystals create the white/grey patches in snowflake obsidian. Iron contributes to the reddish brown color in mahogany obsidian. Effective grounding stone. Draws hidden imbalances to the surface and releases them. Used in scrying.
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) ...
The obsidian is also known as snowflake obsidian because of its close resemblance with snowflakes. It is basically an extrusive igneous rock formed by the fast cooling down of the molten lava.
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.
A Roman named Obsius is said to have discovered the stone in Ethiopa, and obsidian was highly prized in antiquity for its sharp edges and glossy luster. Snowflake obsidian is black obsidian with flakes of volcanic ash that resemble snowflakes.
These types of stones are named as Sheen Obsidian and Rainbow Obsidian respectively. There is also Snowflake Obsidian, which has small, ...
Nodular obsidian fragments that are transparent are termed Apache Tears. They can be naturally rounded due to water erosion and abrasion. Snowflake Obsidian has inclusions of the mineral cristobalite.
 See also: Crystal, Stone, Color, Glass, Obsidian
  
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