UNITED STATES AND CANADA OBSIDIAN SOURCE CATALOG

Mono Craters, a late Holocene alignment of obsidian flows and domes in the Mono Basin of eastern California

California Obsidian Sources

SOURCE NAME: Most commonly-used name for the geochemical source
OTHER NAMES: Alternate names or names of source outcrops belonging to same geochemical source group
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CALIFORNIA SOURCE MAP | U.S. SOURCE MAPS INDEX

SOURCE NAME (CHEMICAL GROUP) OTHER NAME(S) PDF
Annadel [North Coast Ranges] Annadel Farms
Annadel State Park
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Blue Mountain Steel Swamp
Steele Swamp
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Blue Spring [Warner Mountains] Sugar Hill Switchback
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Bodie Hills Pine Grove Hills (Nevada)
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Borax Lake [North Coast Ranges] --
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Bristol Mountains Amboy Crater
Bagdad
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Buck Mountain [Warner Mountains] Davis Creek
Lassen Creek
Lodgepole
Middle Fork
Needle Grass Spring Junction
Nelson Quarry
North Fork
Pink Lady
Tick Rise
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Burdell Mountain [North Coast Ranges] --
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Callahan [Medicine Lake Highlands] Callahan Flow
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Casa Diablo (Lookout Mountain) Casa Diablo
Lookout Mountain
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Casa Diablo (Prospect Ridge) Casa Diablo
Hot Creek
Prospect Ridge
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Casa Diablo (Sawmill Ridge) Casa Diablo
Sawmill Ridge
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Chalk Spring Junction --
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China Lake Unknown A Unknown 1
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Coso (Joshua Ridge) Coso
Coso Volcanic Field
Joshua Ridge
Joshua Ridge, Coso Volcanic Field
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Coso (Sugarloaf Mountain) Coso
Coso Volcanic Field
Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain, Coso Volcanic Field
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Coso (West Cactus Peak) Coso
Coso Volcanic Field
West Cactus Peak
West Cactus Peak, Coso Volcanic Field
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Coso(West Sugarloaf) Coso Coso Volcanic Field
West Sugarloaf
West Sugarloaf, Coso Volcanic Field
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Cougar Butte [Medicine Lake Highlands] --
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Cowhead Lake [Warner Mountains] Bidwell Mountain
Bidwell Mountain (Cowhead Lake)
Eightmile Creek
Schadler Ditch
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Crater Glass Flows [Medicine Lake Highlands] Grouse Hill
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Del Prat Spring [Warner Mountains] --
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East Glass Mountain [Medicine Lake Highlands] --
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East Medicine Lake [Medicine Lake Highlands] GF/LIW, Med. Lake Highland
Stoney Rhyolite Core
Yellowjacket
See Grasshopper Group
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Emerald Mountain Unverified source from Ericson et al. (1976)
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Fish Springs --
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Franz Valley [North Coast Ranges] SRG-1
SRG-2
SRG-4
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Fredonyer Peak --
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GF/LIW/RS [Medicine Lake Highlands] GF/LIW, Med. Lake Highland
Grasshopper Flat
Lost Iron Well (Glittering Mountain)
Red Switchback
See Grasshopper Group
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Glass Mountain Chemical Group [Medicine Lake Highlands] Crater Glass Flow
Glass Flow (USGS map)
Glass Mountain
Glass Mountain North
Glass Mountain South
Grouse Hill
Little Glass Mountain
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Grasshopper Group Chemical Group [Medicine Lake Highlands] East Medicine Lake
GF/LIW/RS (Grasshopper Flat, Lost Iron Well, Red Switchback)
GF/LIW/RS/East Medicine Lake
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Grimes Canyon Fused Shale (non-obsidian) --
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Hackberry Mountain --
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Harris Flat [Warner Mountains] --
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Jawbone Canyon Unverified source from Ericson et al. (1976)
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Jess Valley [Warner Mountains] --
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Kelly Mountain Mosquito Springs
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Levitt Peak Unverified source from Ericson et al. (1976)
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Logo --
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Los Guilicos A [North Coast Ranges] Guilicos A
Oakmont
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Los Guilicos B [North Coast Ranges] Guilicos B
Oakmont
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Medicine Lake Glass Flow [Medicine Lake Highlands] --
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Monache Meadows Unverified source from Ericson et al. (1976)
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Mono Craters Panum Crater
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Mono Glass Mountain Glass Mountain
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Mt. Konocti [North Coast Ranges] --
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Napa Valley [North Coast Ranges] Blossom Creek
Crystal Summit
Meg's Crown
Napa Glass Mountain
SRG-1
SRG-2
SRG-3
SRG-4
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Oakmont SV-1
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Obsidian Butte Salton Sea
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Obsidian Dome [Inyo Craters] --
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Queen (California and Nevada) Benton Valley
Piezona
Pizona
Truman
Truman Canyon
Truman Meadows
West Queen Mine
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Railroad Grade [Medicine Lake Highlands] --
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Rainbow Mines [Warner Mountains] Lassen Creek
Rainbow Mine
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Resting Spring Range Vitrophyre Resting Spring Range, CA
Shoshone
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Saline Range Variety 1 (Queen Impostor) Dry Mountain
Queen Impostor
Saline Valley 1
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Saline Range Variety 2 Dry Mountain
Saline Valley 2
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Saline Range Variety 3 Dry Mountain
Saline Range (Variety 3)
Saline Valley
Saline Valley 3
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South Warners [Warner Mountains] Alaska Canyon
Dodge Reservoir
Sworinger Basin
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Sugar Hill [Warner Mountains] Junction
North Cottonwood Flat
Sugarhill
Upper Ross
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Trinity [North Coast Ranges] SV-2
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Tuscan (Cow Creek) Tuscan: Backbone Ridge-Cow Creek
Backbone Ridge
Cow Creek
Source X
Tuscan
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Tuscan (Paradise Ridge) Paradise Ridge 1-2
Tuscan
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Tuscan (Paynes Creek-Inks Creek) Paynes Creek
Tuscan
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Last Updated: 09/01/2024