Here goes.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS COLORED OBSIDIAN!!

If you are still thinking, “yes, but there’s the rare blue obsidian,” READ THE ABOVE AGAIN.

Obsidian is always, always, always black. Sometimes it’s plain black, and sometimes it has inclusions. Black obsidian with a few or a lot of red-brown wisps or patches is mahogany obsidian. Black obsidian with a few or a lot of white spots is snowflake obsidian. Black obsidian with a silver, gold or rainbow sheen is also natural obsidian. However, there is no place on God’s green Earth where anyone has found clear blue, yellow, green, pink or aqua obsidian in the ground. Anyone who tells you otherwise is making a fine living selling you plain old glass.

I’m not saying there is anything wrong with glass jewelry or skulls or other knick-knacks, as long as you are aware that it is man-made glass. DO NOT pay high prices for it as if it were some rare mineral find. It is not.

Thank you.