Snowflake Obsidian Volcanic Glass Stone Guitar Pick - 3.0 mm Ultra Heavy Gauge - 351 Shape - Specialty Handmade Exotic Gemstone Plectrum

Snowflake Obsidian Volcanic Glass Stone Guitar Or Bass Pick - 3.0 mm Ultra Heavy Gauge - 351 Shape - Specialty Handmade Exotic Gemstone Plectrum

These exotic handmade Snowflake Obsidian plectrums sound great for acoustic or electric guitar players, bass, ukulele and semi hollow body jazz guitarists due to their unique and clean tonal color production.

These picks are in a polished finish and have a very attractive aesthetic and natural beauty. Because these are a handcrafted product each one is unique and the inherent colors and patterns present in each individual stone will vary in appearance, as well as slightly in size and thickness. These plectrums are a very thick heavy gauge and measure approximately 3.0mm in thickness.

Start exploring new tones with these exotic Snowflake Obsidian picks today because the simplest and most inexpensive way to change your tone is to change your pick.

Specifications:

• Thickness: 3.0 mm
• Color: Snowflake Obsidian
• Material: Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)
• Size: 30 mm x 25 mm x 3.0 mm
• Shape: Standard 351 pick shape
• Blank guitar picks, no printing or logo

About The Material These Picks Are Made From:

Plectrums made from stone have been used traditionally throughout the world since the dawn of stringed instruments millennia ago. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. Obsidian is produced from felsic lava, which is rich in lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, sodium, and potassium. When felsic lava cools rapidly at the edges of a lava flow or volcanic dome, or when lava cools during sudden contact with water or air, obsidian is formed. Although Obsidian is mineral like, it is not considered a true mineral because it is not crystalline, and the composition varies too much to be classified consistently.

Obsidian has been used by humans since ancient times, and has been valued for its practical uses, aesthetic qualities, as well as its healing and metaphysical properties for thousands of years. The earliest known uses of Obsidian date back to pre-human tools as far back as 700,000 years ago. Obsidian was widely used by stone age peoples around the world to make knives, arrowheads, spear points, and other practical tools. However it was also valued for other less practical items, such a being fashioned into jewelry, beads, mirrors, statuettes, and other ornaments.

Obsidian derives its name from the Latin term lapis obsidianus, which comes from the name of a Roman explorer known as Obsidius. Although Obsidian is usually thought of as being solid black, there are in fact numerous other colors and patterns it can appear in. Obsidian can appear in black, grey, silver, gold, various shades of red, orange, tan, purple, yellow, blue, green, and other colors. Additionally, there is an assortment of patterns that can appear such as rainbow like banding, spider web patterns, spots, or other shapes, and some types have a range of optical illusions associated with them.

Snowflake Obsidian is one of the most popular and visually appealing types of Obsidian, and is known for its white snowflake like inclusions. The snowflakes are made of cristobalite crystals, which is a form of quartz crystal with a very distinctive structure and pattern to them. Just like real snowflakes no two are alike, which makes every item fashioned from Snowflake Obsidian truly unique and distinctive.

Snowflake Obsidian is a fairly hard and durable stone, with a 5-6 rating on the Mohs hardness scale, which makes it a fantastic and long lasting material for use in guitar picks.