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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