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: Obsidian. A glassy black material, formed when volcanic lava cools rapidly

Obsidian

A glassy black material, formed when volcanic lava cools rapidly, particularly in water

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10710388

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47583861

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3819px x 3612px (9.0MB)

Credit

Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

Source

Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection

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Cooling Extrusion Extrusive Fracture Glassy Igneous Obsidian Rapid Volcanic

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