• Representative polished black spheres sold as Obsidian in 30 mm, 40 mm, or 120 mm sizes; volcanic-glass identity, treatment, selected size, polish, and condition vary
  • Representative assortment of glossy black spheres sold as Obsidian; volcanic-glass identity, treatment, selected 30 mm, 40 mm, or 120 mm size, polish, and exact condition vary
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Black Obsidian Spheres

Polished black sphere in selected 30 mm, 40 mm, or 120 mm size

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  • 30 mm, 40 mm, and 120 mm options
  • Black Obsidian trade name
  • Stone or material: Black Obsidian — Silicic Volcanic Glass
  • Polished sphere in selected 30 mm, 40 mm, or 120 mm size
  • Materials: Supplier-named black Obsidian volcanic-glass trade material
Ritual focusReflection, boundaries, grounding, shadow work, and protection symbolism
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About This Item

This listing includes one polished black sphere in the selected 30 mm, 40 mm, or 120 mm size, sold as Obsidian for mineral collecting, display, decor, meditation, traditional scrying practice, or a contained altar arrangement. Obsidian is natural volcanic glass, but no item-level report independently documents this assortment’s identity, treatment, source locality, weight, or manufacturing origin; black tone, flow features, inclusions, surface reflection, sphere symmetry, polish, and condition vary from the representative assortment. Reflection, boundaries, grounding, and protection associations are symbolic traditions and do not guarantee scrying accuracy, healing, cleansing, protection, or supernatural effects.

Specimen Details
Material status
Material identity not independently verified
Treatment
Treatment status not documented

Treatment notes

No item-level report documents natural volcanic-glass identity, coating, dye, reconstruction, composite construction, impregnation, surface enhancement, polishing compounds, or other treatment.

Observable stone characteristics

Sold as black Obsidian. Natural volcanic-glass identity, treatment, locality, weight, flow features, polish, and quality grade are not independently verified by item.

Condition notes

Representative images show polished black spheres in an assortment. Item-specific chips, glass fractures, scratches, pits, inclusions, flow features, polish, sphere symmetry, selected size, and exact surface condition vary.

What contributes to this piece’s value

  • Selected sphere size
  • Volcanic-glass authentication
  • Black color
  • Flow features and inclusions
  • Sphere symmetry
  • Polish quality
  • Surface condition
  • Treatment disclosure
Mineral Profile

Black obsidian is a naturally occurring silicic volcanic glass and a glassy igneous rock rather than a mineral species. It commonly has vitreous luster and conchoidal fracture. This shared profile does not verify the identity, natural origin, treatment, or locality of a particular retail stone.

Stone or material
Black Obsidian — Silicic Volcanic Glass
Mineral species
Not a mineral species; silicic volcanic glass
Variety or trade name
Black Obsidian
Chemical formula
Variable silica-rich glass composition
Mohs hardness
Approximately 5–5.5; composition dependent
Luster
Vitreous
Transparency
Opaque, Translucent at thin edges
Typical colors
Black, Dark brown, Dark gray
Mineral class
Glassy igneous rock
Crystal system
Amorphous

Geology and formation

Obsidian forms when silica-rich lava cools rapidly enough to inhibit extensive crystal growth, producing natural volcanic glass. Microscopic bubbles and mineral inclusions can influence color and appearance.

Metaphysical Correspondences

In contemporary Western crystal and occult practice, black obsidian is commonly associated with grounding, boundaries, reflection, release, shadow work, and protection symbolism. These are symbolic practitioner correspondences and do not guarantee protection, truth revelation, cleansing, healing, or supernatural results.

Traditional themes
Grounding symbolism, Boundaries, Reflection, Release and shadow work, Protection symbolism
Primary element
Earth
Additional elements
Fire
Planets
Saturn, Pluto
Zodiac
Scorpio, Capricorn
Chakras
Root
Energy character
Grounding, Containing, Reflective
Days
Saturday
Lunar associations
Dark Moon
Tarot
The Devil, Death

Traditional ritual applications

Practitioners may carry, hold, display, or place black obsidian in a contained altar arrangement as a symbolic focus for boundaries, release, journaling, reflection, shadow work, or protection intentions. No emotional, medical, protective, divinatory, or supernatural result is guaranteed.

Traditional pairings

Candle colors
Black, Dark red, White

Tradition and source notes

Earth, Fire, Saturn, Pluto, the Root chakra, Saturday, and dark-moon or shadow-work themes recur in modern Western systems. Assignments vary and are presented as contemporary symbolic practice rather than mineralogical properties or historical consensus.

About traditional correspondences: Metaphysical, astrological, elemental, chakra, and ritual associations vary among traditions and practitioners. They are presented for cultural, symbolic, and spiritual reference and are not scientific or medical claims.

Working With & Caring for This Stone

When practitioners may choose it

Choose for a stable contained display or reflective practice centered on boundaries, introspection, shadow-work symbolism, grounding imagery, or traditional scrying methods.

Traditional role in practice

The glossy black sphere serves as a reflective visual focus; it does not reveal facts, predict events, guarantee scrying accuracy, absorb negativity, ground energy, heal, protect, cleanse, or produce supernatural effects.

Suggested application

Place on a stable size-appropriate stand and use as a visual focus during journaling, meditation, or traditional scrying practice. Keep away from unstable surfaces, liquids, powders, oils, smoke residue, and flame.

Commonly paired with

Pairs symbolically with black, silver, gray, white, or red themes, mirrors, journals, and boundary- or reflection-centered practice; prioritize physical stability for the larger sphere.

Product care

Handle as glass. Wipe with a soft dry or barely damp cloth and dry. Display on a stable size-appropriate stand. Avoid impacts, hard drops, scratches, high heat, sudden temperature changes, steam, ultrasonic cleaning, harsh chemicals, abrasives, and loose storage with harder materials.

Safety and handling

A sphere can roll and fall, and the 120 mm size may be heavy; use a stable stand away from edges. Obsidian can fracture into very sharp glass edges. Keep away from children and pets. Do not ingest, place in drinking water, or cut, grind, drill, sand, or crush.

Natural variation

Black tone, translucency at thin edges, flow features, inclusions, bubbles, scratches, polish, sphere symmetry, selected size, weight, and exact condition vary from the representative assortment.