About Obsidian

Obsidian is not a true rock as it is glass instead of crystal. Obsidian is formed only near active volcanoes when lava rich in feldspar and quartz extruded from a volcano cools too rapidly for crystals to form. Its fast cooling environments are along the edges of a lava flow, a volcanic dome, edges of a sill or a dike, where lava contacts water, and where lava cools while airborne.

Obsidian is found in Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Australia, Canada, Chile, Georgia, Greece, El Salvador, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Scotland, Turkey and right here in the United States.

Rainbow Obsidian contains inclusions of magnetite nanoparticles which give it an iridescent rainbow sheen of purple, green, and golden color.
Rainbow Obsidian is the most valued Obsidian by the gemologists and is mostly found in Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps.

In the stone age, Obsidian was used for weapons and implements, Native Americans used it as arrowheads and the Incans for weapons, mirrors, and masks.

Mineral Information Volcanic, amorphous, siliceous glass
Chemical Composition SiO2 (approximately 70%) with a range of other trace elements
Color Black with iridescent shimmer
Moh’s scale is 5.5.
Specific Gravity(density) 2.3 - 2.6
Refractive Index 1.48 - 1.51

About Bronzite

Bronzite was powered and used as a protector against mental illness and confusion by the Romans. In the medieval times it was used to strengthen the nerves.  Bronzite with its beatiful metallic luster is iron rich. Bronzite is found in Greenland, India, South Africa, German, Austria, USA, Sri Lanka, Norway, and Finland.

Bronzite is a silicate compound of magnesium and belongs to the mineral group pyroxene. Enstatite, rich with iron, has also been discovered in meteorites.

Mineral Information Pyroxene
Chemical Composition (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Color: Shimmering Greenish brown to black
Moh’s scale is 5.5.
Specific Gravity 3.35
Refractive Index 1.688