natural obsidian roughs or raw specimens

Natural Obsidian Rough

Name: Natural Obsidian Rough
SKU: CC826
Availability: InStock

$7.00 – $17.00

Raw obsidian has powerful properties that will help to shield you against negativity. The energy of these stones may stimulate the gift of prophesy.

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SKU: CC826 Categories: Obsidian, Ruler, Fan, Rough, Slab, Chunk Tags: ground / root, shadow aspects / life lessons, shamanic development, stress / anxiety, x-no-discount

We love to have a range of all shapes for each crystal type and here we have Natural Obsidian Roughs. They are raw chunks of real obsidian pieces.

Use raw obsidian against psychic attack and to absorb negative energies from the environment. Black obsidian like these roughs draws out mental stress and tension. It stimulates growth on all levels, urging exploration of the unknown and opening new horizons. Read about properties of its Amorphous structure.

We offer three types:

Snowflake Obsidian (white in black) – gentle energy. These pieces don’t seem to have sharp edges.
Mahogany Obsidian (brown in black) – double energy to ground and root you. These pieces are a bit sharp.
Black Obsidian – strong warrior energy. Many of these do have sharp edges.

Certain pieces have “not shiny” faces/surfaces or inclusions. Again these just represent the leading edge of the crystals’ growth path. These are our last pieces.

Natural obsidian roughs are an inexpensive way to get large pieces at a cheap price so excellent for large grids.

Weight	80 g
Dimensions	50 × 53 × 32 mm
Colour	Black, Brown / Tan
Country Crystal Grew	Mexico
Country of Shaping	Mexico
Size	Large, Medium
Crystal	Snowflake, Mahogany, Black

Healing Properties

Healing Properties of Obsidian

Obsidian - Black

Works fast & with power esp. to bring out truths. Use in environments where a lot of negative mental stress to transform these. Stimulates & supports growth (all levels), urges exploration of unknown to open new horizons. Dissolves emotional blocks & ancient traumas affecting the present, revitalizing soul’s purpose. Gets to core of issues, to know who you are & how to integrate shadow-self. Brings clarity to mind, clears confusion & limited beliefs.

Varieties

Snowflake – Puts you in a good space then shows you poor patterns & releases them. Teaches to value mistakes & success. Gold Sheen – takes you deep into core of problems. Eliminates futility & ego conflict to impart knowledge of spiritual direction. Silver Sheen – Soothes if possessive mother issues. Aids those under pressure to lose irritability, have patience & persevere. Apache Tears – gentler so transforming is slower. Comforts grief & insight into distress. Stimulates analysis & forgiveness. Rainbow – gentler but strongly protective. Teaches about your spiritual nature. Disconnects hooks in your heart energy. Mahogany – Clears blocks to creative energies & sexuality. Dispels unworthiness, humiliation, abuse & shame. Midnight Lace -

Obsidian - man-made glass

Blue - Green - Aquamarine - Peach -

Geological Information

Geological Information of Obsidian Family

Naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock which cools too quick to create crystals bigger than micro.

General Identification

Type: Rock
Class: n/a - high silica content
Member of Group: Chrysoberyl
Mohs Hardness: 5 - 6
Crystal Habit: Amorphous
Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent, Vitreous, Glassy
Colour: black, bluish, mahogany, golden, peacock, etc. - the colors due largely to refraction by microscopic bubbles (and microscopic mineral inclusions such as magnetite in "Rainbow Obsidian").
Snowflake obsidian, formed through the inclusion of cristobalite crystals.
Mahogany obsidian is a combination of red brown and black colours due to magnetite or haematite oxidising within the Obsidian.
Apache tears are small rounded obsidian nuggets often embedded within a grayish-white perlite matrix.

Obsidian in green, blue, aquamarine/aqua, peach, purple, yellow

The real green obsidian from Middle East ran out some years ago.
What is sold on market is actually coloured man-made glass, often made in Indonesia.
- some vendors sell as "we are not sure if real" if you question them but I have found no positive proof that there is natural supply over the ten year.
- Helenite obsidian is at least melted down ask from Mt St Helens, USA.
  - The silica, aluminium, iron, and trace amounts of chromium and copper present in the rocks and ash in the area, combined with the heat of the torches, transformed the volcanic particles into a compound
Appearance: Transparent
Aquamarine obsidian is now being sold as just aquamarine.

Special Notes

Obsidian is hard and brittle and therefore fractures with very sharp edges.
- In the past it was used to manufacture cutting, piercing tools and arrowheads.
Obsidian is also used for ornamental purposes and as jewellery.
- It presents a different appearance depending on how it is cut: in one direction it is jet black, while in another it is glistening gray.
The first known archaeological evidence of usage was 700,000 BCE.
Rainbow usually needs careful cutting to bring out the multi coloured layers.
Variations where the colours are many but the layering is not obvious may be called velvet obsidian.
Read more geological information.