It has been used to craft tools, historically. Obsidian has also been used to make jewelry.
You need a Diamond Pick to harvest obsidian blocks.
Obsidian was used mostly as tools and weapons, due to its natural sharpness.
The only way to receive obsidian when mining is using a diamond pickaxe.
In the 1800's, many Native Americans would sharpen obsidian into spear tips.
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The properties of obsidian made it a valuable commodity for stone age tool makers, as a blade could be fashioned with a sharpness finer than that of any steel, down to nearly molecular thinness. Professional obsidian knappers can make surgical obsidian knives which can leave a smaller scar than steel knives. Another use of obsidian is as a stone in jewelry. Obsidian is a glasslike volcanic rock that ancient people made arrowheads and spear points from. Some of these are wonderful works of craftsmanship. It has been used to craft tools, historically. Obsidian has also been used to make jewelry.
No, you need a diamond pickaxe to successfully mine obsidian, and it takes 15 seconds. With anything else it take a minute, roughly. If you do not use a diamond pickaxe you will not be able to mine the obsidian.
Early Native People used obsidian for money, arrow heads, knives, and spears.
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic form of glass.
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