Raw Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian is frequently cut into a flint in the shape of an arrowhead. It is an excellent specimen for rock tumbling.

How is snowflake obsidian made/formed?  Snowflake obsidian is formed from magma.  It is an igneous rock.  You will note that there appears to be a film outside the rock. When it is cut or broken, you will see the shiny interior.   It can also be polished and or tumbled. This type of Obsidian gets its name, snowflake obsidian, from the multiple small white snowflake-looking inclusions all over it. These inclusions are called Cristobalite. Cristobalite is a trapped mineral that has escaped to the surface while the lava was cooling down and then hardened. 

Obsidian is the stone of the world's gentle, sensitive, and soft-hearted people. Meditating with Obsidian is said to be able to take you on a journey that leads you to a place of an inner ‘Flooding of Light,’ illuminating the darker corners of unresolved past issues.