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Stone Archive  /  礦石檔案

Golden Obsidian

Golden Obsidian

Golden Obsidian

Provenance (產地)

Brazil

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Concept

PEELING GOLD LEAF

TRACE & NARRATIVE / 痕跡與敘事

Obsidian containing aligned micro-bubbles or mineral particles. At certain angles, a golden sheen surfaces—caused by minute inclusions reflecting light.

Formed, like all obsidian, by the rapid cooling of lava. But this lustre appears only when cooling rate and gas content meet specific conditions. Not every obsidian carries this gold.

Found in volcanic regions of Mexico and Brazil. In the Aztec era, obsidian served as blade, currency, and mirror. Whether you find gold inside the black depends on the angle of light.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES / 物理特性

MOHS SCALE / 莫氏硬度
MOHS 5.5 | GLASSY STRUCTURE
LATTICE STRUCTURE / 晶格結構
AMORPHOUS STATE | FLUID SOLID
VISUAL METRICS / 外觀肌理
Black until the angle changes, then gold appears beneath. For when solid black feels a fraction too heavy.
MAINTENANCE / 養護守則
  • Volcanic glass — brittle on impact despite hard appearance
  • Avoid drops and hard knocks

SYMBOLIC INDEX / 象徵體系

ORIENTAL PHASE / 相態五行
WATER PHASE, FIRE PHASE
CLASSICAL ELEMENT / 古典元素
TERRA (Earth), IGNIS (Fire)
PHYSIOLOGICAL FOCUS / 生理對位

Root | Muladhara, Solar Plexus | Manipura

ASTROLOGICAL PERIOD / 星象週期

Sagittarius, Scorpio

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROJECTION / 心理投射

Purification — Intention — Direction

Holds desire up to the light and checks its purity. The gap between what you genuinely want and what you pursue out of habit becomes legible. A useful discomfort.

SELECTOR'S NOTE / 選品手記

There comes a point where momentum and genuine desire look the same from the outside. He's been chasing something for so long he can't tell whether he still wants it or is simply continuing. This stone is for the person capable of doing that audit on his own. When you can verify the purity of what you're after, it becomes usable. Without that clarity, it's just a stone.

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