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Nevsehir, Nevşehir Province
Acigol obsidian domes
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: obsidian, perlite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Young rhyolitic domes and maar field west of Nevsehir with workable obsidian
Acigol obsidian is characterized in archaeometric sourcing studies.
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