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Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimum crystal growth
Ethiopia
Obsius
From Latin obsidianus, misprint of Obsianus (lapis) (stone) of Obsius
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Volcanic
Opaque Rock
 
Picrite is a variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivine
Hawaii Islands
Unknown
From Greek pikros bitter + -ite, 19th century
Igneous Rocks
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Volcanic
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock

Definition of Obsidian and Picrite

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History of Obsidian and Picrite

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Obsidian and Picrite Origin and Discoverer

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Etymology of Obsidian and Picrite

Along with Obsidian and Picrite definition, know more about the etymology of Obsidian and Picrite. Etymology of Obsidian and Picrite gives information about origin and formation of a particular rock. Know more about Formation of Obsidian and Formation of Picrite. The etymology of Obsidian is while that of Picrite is . The process of formation of rocks defines the class of rock. All the rocks in a class are formed by similar processes. Obsidian and Picrite belong to . The sub-class, group and other categories of Obsidian and Picrite are listed below.

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