Mineral variety Healing crystal
Gold Sheen Obsidian
✦ Stone of Confidence ✦
Crystal lore: 🛡️ Protection🔮 Intuition🔥 Confidence
Variety of Obsidian.
📜 Key facts
| Age | Young volcanic glass, typically less than a few million years old |
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| Origin & sources | Mexico (Jalisco), and Glass Buttes, Oregon, USA. |
| Composition | Volcanic glass with aligned microscopic inclusions (gas bubbles and tiny crystals) |
How it forms
Flowing lava stretched tiny inclusions into parallel bands. Light reflects from them as a golden shimmer, which shifts as the stone is turned.
Mineral data: see Obsidian.
🌍 Where it's found
- Type locality
- Notable source / deposit
- Country of origin
Marker positions are approximate (region or locality level). Type localities from Wikidata; notable sources curated by Crystopedia.
✨ Obsidian family
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✨ Metaphysical & Folklore
These are traditional and folk beliefs from crystal lore. They are not scientific or medical claims – crystals are not a substitute for professional care.
Gold sheen obsidian is associated in lore with confidence, insight and protection.
💞 Pairs well with (traditional pairings)
Tiger's EyeA natural partner for confidence; Tiger's Eye also adds focus.
PyritePaired in tradition for protection, with Pyrite bringing abundance as well.
AmberBoth carry the theme of protection, so together they're thought to reinforce it.
ObsidianA natural partner for protection; Obsidian also adds truth.
Clear QuartzLifts and clarifies gold sheen obsidian's grounding energy; clear quartz is said to amplify any stone.
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Mineral variety
GoldBrown
RootSolar Plexus
ProtectionIntuitionConfidence
Healing crystal