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AM23 255 Obsidian-B
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altermaven
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ALTERMAVEN                        2023-11-02 23:51
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BORROWED TIME? HOW ABOUT WE BORROW THE AMOEBA INSTEAD?  
  
NOW MOST OF YOU MIGHT BE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT OBSIDIAN ISN'T REALLY A MINERAL. WELL, IN THIS CASE YOU'RE RIGHT. OBSIDIAN IS ACTUALLY A KIND OF GLASS FORMED BY RAPIDLY COOLED LAVA. IN WHICH CASE, OBSIDIAN IS ACTUALLY CLASSIFIED AS A ROCK.  
  
BUT OBSIDIAN HAS HAD SOME CLASSICAL USES, FROM SPEAR TIPS, TO CUTTING TOOLS, AND PRIMITIVE SCALPELS. THE REASON WHY OBSIDIAN CAN'T FORM A PROPER MINERAL STRUCTURE IS DUE TO THE HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SILICA.  
  
WHILE OBSIDIAN CAN POSSESS A SHARP EDGE, ITS BRITTLE NATURE MAKES IT INFERIOR TO BLADES MADE OF METAL WHEN STURDINESS IS A CONCERN.  
  
DEPENDING ON IMPURITIES, THE MOHS HARDNESS CAN VARY BETWEEN 5 AND 6.

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ALTERMAVEN                        2023-11-02 23:54
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ALSO, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME WE ENCOUNTER OBSIDIAN AS ONE OF THE DEMANDED MINERALS OR CRYSTALS. AGAIN, DANGERDASH 3 HAS A PARALLEL TO ALCHEMYST DIG 1, AND CAVE 17 -- "HEAT" -- HAS OBSIDIAN AS THE DEMANDED ITEM :)