The BSA is a constituent member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for boys ages 7 to 10Â½ years, Boy Scouting for boys ages 10Â½ to 18 and Venturing for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) through 21.
Black Obsidian has been used since Paleolithic times for making tools and weapons because it holds a sharp edge. Black Obsidian Geological Description: Obsidian is a glassy, silica rich rock formed from lava with a hardness of 5 to 5.5. It is an amorphous stone meaning that its structure contains no regular geometric pattern. Obsidian is found in South America, Japan, Mexico, Afghanistan, and parts of the United States.
Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of the Olmec and Maya since the Pre-Classic. Like other volcanic glasses, obsidian is a lava that has cooled too quickly for the contained minerals to crystallize.he Obsidian found in the Olmec site of San Lorenzo is mainly from El Chayal in the Central Highlands of Guatemala, and Tajumulco in the western Highlands in Guatemala, meanwhile, that from La Venta is from San Mart n Jilotepeque, also in Guatemala, due to this observations, Andrews (1990: 13) states: