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Hingham Felsite
From a 1936 article, "The Hingham Red Felsite Boulder Train" comes this description of this colorful felsite. Hingham is located a short distance SE of Boston, Ma.
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Being quite a distance from the source, we have not come across it that frequently. But it does jump out at you compared to most of our local/regional lithics. I've shown this first point before; one of our favorites.
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Nice color on this tip.
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Being quite a distance from the source, we have not come across it that frequently. But it does jump out at you compared to most of our local/regional lithics. I've shown this first point before; one of our favorites.
Nice color on this tip.
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