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Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock.
Obsidian is hard and brittle; it therefore fractures with very sharp edges, which had been used in the past in cutting and piercing tools, and has been used experimentally as surgical scalpel blades.
Copyright Simon Chandler
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