Something Blue Bouquets & Corsages Veils. Silver Sheen Obsidian, Obsidian, Obsidian Sphere, Silver Obsidian Sphere, Crystal Sphere, Root Chakra, Spheres, Wicca, Natural Healing SoulSpiritCrystals. 5 out of 5 stars (582) $ 42.00 FREE shipping Only 1. Peacock Obsidian – also called Velvet Obsidian; appears black until polished and exposed to bright light, then reveals undulating patterns of red, gold, green, violet, orange and/or blue, not in distinct layers as in Rainbow Obsidian, but laid out in complex swirls as if the. Blue Sheen Obsidian, Obsidian. Sign up for MetaphysicalRealm1.com newsletter and receive a 10% off coupon for your next order! Sheen obsidian is dark-brown to black with a golden or silver sheen (this is also called aventurescence). Rainbow obsidian is dark-brown to black with an iridescent sheen. The iridescence of obsidian can be gold, silver, blue, violet, green or combinations of these colors.
Electric Blue Sheen Obsidian
Obsidianis volcanic glass. It often has flow lines that create interestingeffects. Gold sheen and silver sheen obsidian's display gold andsilver shimmerings when polished, rainbow obsidian displays differentcolors, etc. Obsidian has a reputation for being difficult to polish.Usually the reason for difficult polishing is that coarse grits cancreate a fairly deep fracture zone that doesn't come out when thestone is cut at finer grits. Another problem is obsidian doesn'tpolish well if it gets too hot. So, if you don't use super coarsegrinding wheels and if you keep your polishing wheel slow and wet,good results will easily be obtained. Diamond wheel finishing workswell.
Usually Obsidian is a jetblack stone with a vitreous (glassy) lustre. Just like glass, obsidiantends to shatter into sharp fragments when hit hard, this strength andbrittleness have resulted in its use as sharp cutting implements andweapons such as spear and arrowheads or inserted into wood madewonderful clubs. Pure obsidian is usually dark in appearance, thoughthe color varies depending on the presence of impurities. Iron andmagnesium typically give the obsidian a dark brown to black color. Veryfew samples are nearly colorless. In some stones, the inclusion ofsmall, white, radially clustered crystals of quartzlike cristobalite inthe black glass produce a blotchy or snowflake pattern (snowflakeobsidian). It may contain patterns of gas bubbles remaining from thelava flow, aligned along layers created as the molten rock was flowingbefore being cooled. These bubbles can produce interesting effects suchas a golden sheen (sheen obsidian) or an iridescent, rainbow-like sheen(rainbow obsidian).
Purple Sheen Obsidian
Gold Sheen Obsidian Jewelry
There is a mixed bag of obsidian present in this pit, and while some is bright rainbow, some is more black, some silver or gray sheen, and some is mahogany. A stroke of the rock pick flakes off an edge, revealing some nice banding of rainbow colors.