Download and read online for free obsidian by jennifer l. Glass buttes 1, glass buttes 2, glass buttes 3, glass buttes 4, glass buttes 5, glass buttes 6, glass buttes 7, glass buttes 8, glass buttes 9. A view of the glass buttes source complex from the north. Description and photos of the site including various types of obsidian and. A variety of obsidian from glass buttes, oregon, known as fire obsidian and named for thin layers showing various colors, was investigated with fieldemission scanning electron microscopy, xray energydispersive spectroscopy, electron backscatter diffraction, and optical spectroscopy methods.
It is rather abundant and the varieties that are possible are numerous. Parents need to know that obsidian mirror is the start of a new timetravel series by catherine fisher, the popular author of the incarceron series. Chips or broken edges are as sharp as broken glass, and should be handled with care. Glass butte oregon obsidian map rock hounding, oregon. His discoveries included an iridescent rainbowcolored variety with bands of blue, green, red, pink, and gold that was unique to the glass buttes area. When we moved to west virginia right before my senior year, i. Oct 19, 2019 glass buttes is one of oregons best places to find and legally gather shards of obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. If youd like to leave the tourists behind, hike a tougher trail around the obsidian flow to the desert of pumice flat. So is it a case of you can get the cool dice and legendary cards from chests, but its only like a 1 in a 1,000 chance you actually will. The paperback of the obsidian a glass buttes adventure by f. Your support and involvement in reporting abusers is. Arrowhead collecting on the web the monthly printed newsletter the archive of all back issues of acotw from 2009.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading magnificent obsidian. Obsidian book publishing authors obsidian publishing. Making obsidian arrowhead at glass buttes, or hd youtube. Mother natures glass, obsidian is a joy to knap and gives up its flakes readily. The report will open in a different window for you to read. Fire obsidian bulk rough parcel glass butte, oregon 8. Miller and hobson mercury, glass buttes obsidian buttes, lake co. There, shards of black and colorful obsidian litter the ground, glimmering in the desert sun. Glass buttes in central oregon is a great place to find obsidian. Fire obsidian bulk rough parcel glass butte, oregon 8 pounds. Glass buttes, rockhounding tips, bend oregon adventures, obsidian, outdoors. Our obsidian is normally a natural clear black, sometimes highlighted with reddish streaks. Arrowhead collecting on the webtm i found this wickedly sharp, ancient arrowhead on the world wide web, although it was originally found in siskiyou county in northern california, in 2008, by jennifer peterson. Its continued accessibility for recreation purposes is as much a responsibility of the users as it is for the agency managing it.
These ungainly domes add another element of unearthliness to the alien landscape. Newberry, an easy nature trail tours the freshest lava flow in central oregon, a hill of shiny black obsidian glass. We had 4 kids with us, including a 4monthold, so mama was stressed. Join billy berger as he collects obsidian at glass buttes, oregon and then chips a piece into a razorsharp hunting point. Obsidian butte on the salton sea calipatria, california. We must act conservatively at glass buttes for the benefit of the general public and future generations. He has been involved in the paranormal and the esoteric for many years. Glass buttes is the peak on the right west and little glass buttes lies in the center of the picture. We love to use our falcon guide books to look for new rockhounding sites during. Today we are bringing you some glass buttes rockhounding tips in bend, oregon.
The buttes were born around 6,000 and 0 bc, out of the volcanic activity beneath californias tectonic plates. Chemical differentiation of obsidian within the glass. Reassessing obsidian field relationships at glass buttes. Obsidian a glass buttes adventuremodern flint knappers and ancient cultures all make use of obsidian as a natural resource. Glass buttes is one of oregons best places to find and legally gather. Our obsidian spalls are on the small side more for arrow points than knives. Glass butte, glass buttes, glass buttes source complex, little glass butte.
Fire obsidian bulk rough parcel glass butte, oregon. But to them, that just made the adventure even better. The series consists of the obsidian trilogy, enduring flame series and the dragon prophecy series. Aug 04, 2016 join billy berger as he collects obsidian at glass buttes, oregon and then chips a piece into a razorsharp hunting point. From the age of richard spent many a night in the cathedral ruins. Fire obsidian rough, proven fire band, almost half pounder, oregon usa.
The central oregon buttes are managed by the bureau. Glass butte is overall the best place in oregon to find obsidian. In this adventure of jaws jr, we take you for a ride out to glass butte oregon where we seek some magnificent obsidian. Clovis people may have also collected obsidian at glass buttes up to,000 years ago.
Glass buttes obsidian was used for these purposes at least 9000 years ago. This page contains all mineral locality references listed on. Little glass butte glass butte hampton buttes fife butte northwest research obsidian studies laboratory. The origin of color in fire obsidian caltechauthors.
We found a variety of types and happy to share our experience with you here. The obsidian universe and obsidian trilogy series began in 2003 with the novel the outstretched shadow. I purchased it from jennifer, in an auction on ebay in november 2009. The swirly material shown is uncommon but is a definite indicator. Glass mountain obsidian flow, medicine lake volcano. As in incarceron, the themes here are complex nothing more mindbending than the idea of time travel, but the violence is milder. Aug 07, 2017 the most desirable obsidian types include gold sheen, silver sheen, fire sheen, rainbow, midnight lace, double flow, and mahogany. In 1934, the bend bulletin reported that forbes had found numerous obsidian sites and had identified seven specific varieties of natural glass around glass buttes. Hello rockhounding peoples alot of you probly heard of fire obsidian and heard of the claims at glass buttes well the two dont mix theres 1 big problem the fires not on there claim the claims are in section 29 and 31 the fire is in section 30.
Mahogany obsidian from glass buttes obsidian buttes. Glass buttes is one of oregons best places to find and legally gather shards of obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. Our study reveals that the thin layers mainly consist of concentrated. We took 4 kids on adventure to dig obsidian rocks at glass buttes in oregon. Obsidian source complex glass buttes, oregon the maps. Its a long story, but the end result was having our van towed for 85 miles back to civilization. Two hundred twentyfive source samples from the multicomponent obsidian source at glass buttes, oregon were characterized by neutron activation analysis to determine the number of chemical groups. Glass buttes are a group of volcanic mountains made up of two prominent peaks and several.
Chemical differentiation of obsidian within the glass buttes. The salton sea is also bookended by giant obsidian buttes which predate the manmade lake by maybe as much as 8,000 years. Thirteen vents along a northwestsoutheast trending fissure were active during this eruption, which occurred about 950 years ago. To order the 32page full color, soft cover printed book.
The most desirable obsidian types include gold sheen, silver sheen, fire sheen, rainbow, midnight lace, double flow, and mahogany. Oregon map oregon travel travel divas fossil hunting flint knapping west coast road trip jewelry organizer wall rock hunting sea to shining sea. Readers are swept back and forth, forward and back, every few pages. These obsidians have been used to craft stone tools for millennia, from clovis peoples to modern knappers, and have been recovered at sites throughout the pacific northwest. The glass buttes complex in the high lava plains of oregon produced obsidians during a series of rhyolitic eruptions circa 5. Obsidian raw obsidian glass butte obsidian from oregon rockhounds hippie chicks knapping stone dragon glass oregon obsidian. Then, obsidian mirror lets you close the book and ponder exactly where its taken you on your own time. The mindat manual add a new photo rate photos locality edit report coordinate completion report add glossary item.
There are mentions of a dystopian world in the future, but most of the action takes place. Obsidian a glass buttes adventure modern flint knappers and ancient cultures all make use of obsidian as a natural resource. The story moves much faster than you can chew over it, through time, through another world, and through the characters revealed deep, dark secrets. Youll adore dez, kale, and the denazen series, by jus accardo what jla has to say about touch. Unpublished masters thesis, department of geology, oregon state university, oregon. If youd like to leave the tourists behind, hike a tougher trail around the obsidian flow to the desert of pumice flat, and up to the views atop cliffedged paulina peak. My kids would tell you their favorite was a trip to glass buttes to dig for obsidian. Memorable characters, heart pounding action, sizzling hot romancetouch has it all. In fact in one of my previous posts, glass butte dragonglass, i show a picture of some obsidian i have collected displayed in a candy bowl.
Jan 14, 2010 if we find that abuses of the set amount is occurring, then we may require a free use permit for all those interested in collecting at glass buttes. Semi hiatus, played only when we can meet up once in a blue moon. Glass buttes promises all of this, plus free and legal digging for obsidian glass. The fabulous rocks of glass buttes oregon kindle edition by leslie, william. Dec 15, 2012 obsidian a glass buttes adventure crawford, f. When jennifer found this expertly made, finely serrated gray obsidian. He has seen ghosts from the age of 6, and has a few accounts from the cathedral precincts. Welcome to new stone age flint knapping in the space age. Coons lapidary and magnetite known as fire obsidian home. Armentrout, we have another amazing series for you. The game started at the eternal phoenix inn in bet rogala, a famous inn known for welcoming adventurers and commoners alike and having some of the best beer in all of bet rogala. I went on a field trip recently to one of my favorite placesglass buttes. Glass butte oregon obsidian map rock hounding, oregon map.
Coons lapidary and magnetite known as fire obsidian 1441 s court ave, burns, oregon 97720 rated 4. Adventures of jaws jr glass butte oregon obsidian youtube. We found a variety of types and happy to share our. The obsidian universe is a series of fantasy novels by authors mercedes lackey and james mallory. City of bones by cassandra clare, clockwork angel by cassandra clare, obsidian by jennifer l. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Obsidian source complex glass buttes, oregon the maps available here are all produced by northwest research obsidian studies laboratory and may be downloaded and freely used or modified for reports, books, websites, and other projects. So what do you get in the obsidian edition that you cant from just playing the regular edition. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Obsidian is formed when lava cools without crystallizing, and it. When we moved to west virginia right before my senior year, id pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring. Scott crawford, including what is this arrowhead your online guide to over 57 different types and styles of stone arrowheads found here in the pacific northwest. February 14, 2011 glass buttes obsidian source complex.
The rolling hills in this area are literally overflowing with the glass, and if you look hard enough and long enough you can find some exceptionally nice pieces of obsidian. Obsidian for flint knapping 3rivers archery supply. Discover obsidian butte on the salton sea in calipatria, california. Most of the collecting sites are still producing examples of the classic colors and patterns in reasonable sizes. In 2019, i heard a lot of people use the word adventure, and nearly as often, i heard. It is very brittle though and care must be taken when using percussion. The place is owned by an exiled dwarf named kurgan who adopted 3 fhokki kids when their parents died. Publishers of a st andrews mystery, ghosts of st andrews and ghosts of fife by richard falconer. The area around glass buttes has been designated for recreational obsidian collecting. Richard is an author, freelance web, graphic and book designer, and runs obsidian publishing. Obsidian a glass buttes adventure beckons you to observe the hidden. This volcanic glass was one of the finest stones for making knives, dart and arrow points, and other cutting tools.
Glass buttes, jet black, mouse obsidian, mahogany, etc. Seventyone miles east of bend we sighted glass butte, one of the worlds largest obsidian outcroppings, literally a mountain of volcanic glass. Glass mountain is a spectacular, nearly treeless, steepsided rhyolite and dacite obsidian flow that erupted just outside the eastern caldera rim and flowed down the steep eastern flank of medicine lake volcano. Blackmahoganygold sheen obsidian rough slab glass butte, oregonfire obsidian, magnetite obsidian. Glass buttes obsidian has been found at sites throughout the pacific northwest, from british columbia in the north to california in the south and as far east as idaho. Getting the best pattern from glass buttes mahogany obsidian. We love to use our falcon guide books to look for new rockhounding sites. Glass buttes obsidian source complex regional sample locations.