Burns Butte Obsidian
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Oct 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Todd Harrington
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1593 (Burns Butte Obsidian): Provenience includes bedrock. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1593 (Burns Butte Obsidian)
label: Notes
content: Glass Buttes Obsidian is a black, brown, green, or mottled black-brown obsidian. The color becomes dull when heat-treated. When weathered it becomes light gray. It has a vitreous texture. Deposits include lava flows.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Glass Buttes are located immediately south of U.S. Route in Lake County, Oregon
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Used throughout all cultural periods; Glass Buttes because of the abundant amount of obsidian was termed "a busy Indian munitions factory" by H.C. Dake
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 12
place: label: Place
content: Lake County, Oregon, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2071475
label: USNM Number
content: A599326-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone