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Obsidian (3006 bytes)
1: ...m_Crater-750px.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Top stone is obsidian, below that is pumice and in lower right hand is ... 3: ... SiO<sub>2</sub> (silicon dioxide), 70% or more. Obsidian is [[mineral]]-like, but not a true mineral becau... 5: ...thed by wind and water are called "Apache tears." Obsidian is relatively soft with a typical [[Mohs scale of... 7: Obsidian is commonly used for ornamental purposes, for it ... 8: ...0pix.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Pig carved in snowflake obsidian, 10 cm (4 inches) long.]] Obsidian Entertainment (1057 bytes) 1: '''Obsidian Entertainment''' is a [[video game developer]] pr... 3: ...ights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'', Obsidian's first game, was released for [[Xbox]] in late [... 5: The founding members of Obsidian Entertainment were [[Feargus Urquhart]] (currentl... 7: Obsidian is based in [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], ... 10: *[http://www.obsidianent.com/ Obsidian Entertainment official website] Obsidian use in Mesoamerica (8477 bytes) 1: '''Obsidian''' was an important part of the [[material cultur... 3: ==Practical and Ritual Obsidian Use== 5: ...y other everyday situations. Examples of possible obsidian tools are knives, lance and dart points, prismati... 7: ...und in frequent association with self-sacrifice. Obsidian was a highly integrated part of Mesoamerican dail... 11: ...ion of the more prestigious [[Teotihuacan]] green obsidian. Obsidian Order (1272 bytes) 1: The '''Obsidian Order''' is a [[Cardassian]] [[secret police]] or... 7: ...not successful, and it led to the downfall of the Obsidian Order. The order's surviving resources and perso... Obsidian (comics) (2446 bytes) 1: '''Obsidian''' is a [[fictional character]], a sometime [[sup... 5: Obsidian was born Todd James Rice, the son of Alan Scott, ... 7: ...of members of the [[Justice Society of America]]. Obsidian also served briefly with the [[Justice League]]. 9: ...or his earlier defeat. The JSA defeated them, and Obsidian, apparently cured of his mental unabalance, found... 12: ...ster, Jade, whose powers resemble their father's, Obsidian has various [[shadow]]-based powers. Todd can, at... Feargus Urquhart (735 bytes) 1: ...omputer game]] developer and current the CEO of [[Obsidian Entertainment]]. 3: ...[Obsidian Entertainment]]. Urquhart still acts as Obsidian's CEO. Rhyolite (1080 bytes) 5: ...anic]] necks and [[dike (geology)|dikes]]. Like [[obsidian]], rhyolites frequently show flow, spherulitic, n... 6: ...Panum_Crater-750px.jpg|thumb|300px|Top stone is [[obsidian]], below that is [[pumice]] and in lower right co... Itzlacoliuhque (299 bytes) 1: ...the god of darkness, disasters, temperature and [[obsidian]], particularly in the shape of knives. He is al... Oreichalcos (360 bytes) 1: ...(mountain) and ''chalcos'' (copper), which means "obsidian" (a kind of stone that used to be a cash-equivale... Jade (comics) (1912 bytes) 3: ...a superhero going by the name [[Obsidian (comics)|Obsidian]]. 5: Along with Obsidian, Jade was a founding member of [[Infinity Inc.]].... Franchthi (500 bytes) 3: [[Obsidian]] items from the cave have been traced to the isl... Parisian (language) (436 bytes) 3: ...as four syllables, mirroring the vowel sounds of "obsidian". Gilsonite (553 bytes) 3: ... is mined, not pumped and resembles shiny black [[obsidian]]. It is also sometimes called natural asphalt, [... Chris Avellone (476 bytes) 1: ...tudios]], and is one of the founding members of [[Obsidian Entertainment]]. He is one of the designers of we... Mineraloid (535 bytes) 1: ...ted ranges for specific minerals. For example, [[obsidian]] is an [[amorphous]] [[glass]] and not a [[cryst... Newberry Caldera (3275 bytes) 1: ...ry Caldera, with Paulina Lake, East Lake, and Big Obsidian Flow]] 5: ...cinder cone|cinder cone]]s, [[lava]] flows, and [[obsidian]] domes. The land area of the caldera is heavily ... 13: ... feet (290 m): Dominated by airfall [[pumice]], [[obsidian]] flows, and under-water erupted [[ash]]. 19: ...ows of obsidian in the caldera, one of which, Big Obsidian Flow, was created around 1400 years ago and is t... Cryptocrystal (593 bytes) 1: ...stalline ground mass as distinguished from pure [[obsidian]] (acidic) or [[tachylite]] (basic), which are na... Itzpapalotl (650 bytes) 1: ...logy]], '''Itzpapalotl''' ("Clawed Butterfly" or "Obsidian Butterfly") was a fearsome skeletal goddess, who ... Faith (comics) (605 bytes) 3: ...A on the recommendation of [[Batman]] during the "Obsidian Age" series. Little is known of Faith's origins.... Aztec army (506 bytes) 3: ...iors were promoted to Jaguar warrior, who carried obsidian swords and wooden shields. Jaguar warriors were t...
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