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Obsidian

German Antarctica expedition GANOVEX III

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Melbourne, Transantarctic Mountains, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Black glassy obsidian with white inclusions from the Mt. Melbourne volcano.

Rare locality.

The specimen was found during the third german Antarctica expedition GANOVEX III 1982/83

Obsidian from this locality is surely lacking in most collections.

Ex collection Dipl.Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover - mineralogist of this expedition

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