obsidian
IPA: ʌbsˈɪdiʌn
noun
- (mineralogy) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
- A slightly bluish black, the color of obsidian glass.
adjective
- (poetic) Black.
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Examples of "obsidian" in Sentences
- Glass in the form of a volcanic residue such as obsidian is found in nature.
- In this area of Jalisco, the typical country-workshop approach to shaping obsidian is dangerous.
- Although most obsidian is black, a variety of colors can be found in the vast deposits of Jalisco.
- Although most obsidian is black, a variety of colors can be found in the vast deposits of Jalisco, Mexico.
- Esparza explained to us that the colors in obsidian come from traces of different minerals embedded in it.
- I confess that I, too, had very little interest in obsidian until the day I walked into Don Eleno's obsidian workshop in the sleepy village of Navajas, located 30 kilometers southwest of Guadalajara.
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