Obsidian Apache Tears in matrix Perlite Mineral Specimens Lot A

Here are two Apache Tears in their rough, unpolished form, with one still in its stone matrix (probably the mineral Perlite). Apache tears are the popular name for rounded obsidian, which is a black or dark-colored natural volcanic glass. They are popular stone for tumbling and polishing, and even raw samples like the smaller one here, are used in wire wrap jewelry.

These two specimens were from the estate of mineral collector lapidarist, and were collected sometime in the 1970s or 1980s, probably in Arizona.