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Why does obsidian contain no or few mineral grains?

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Why does obsidian contain no or few mineral grains?

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The material that would normally form mineral crystals does not have time to form a crystalline structure because of very rapid cooling after volcanically erupting into the air or onto the surface. Obsidian is a volcanic glass.

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