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a friend of mine found these up in the hills of oregon.  they say from what I've read that obsidian cannot be this red maybe a orange brownish mahogany color but this is not slag its bright red has some black in it some dark purples. if not obsidian and not slag then what is it???? the darker piece is small maybe 2 inches the other two are the size of two adult males fist. somebody please tell me what they are. 

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My guess would still be slag. If you are on Facebook, there are many forums for rock identification. Mostly when I see a similar item there, most call it slag.

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   It looks like some type of commercial resin mix! Like used in making bowling balls! 👍👍

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red glass for sure , here are a couple types of red obsidian the one on the left is called duo flow as there is both red and black obsidian in it the others are called pumpkin obsidian it can range in color from orange to brownish red.

 

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It does in fact look artificial, but, if it is not, my guess would be Jasper. I have a red rock very similar but slightly dull in luster. My rock is Jasper.

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