Michael Brown (2)'s Photo Gallery
8CQ-PTUJasper
Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, USADimensions: 5 inches x 3 inches x 3 inches
The Saugus native american lithic quarry is likely buried/long gone. But if you know where to look specimens can be still be found.
PKA-PHKJasper
Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, USADimensions: 90 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm
Red Rhyolite specimen from Saugus, MA showing a band of the infamous Saugus "Jasper" - a brick colored, fine-grain type of Rhyolite used by local Native Americans for arrowheads, spearpoints, etc. Original lithic quarry was located near the Saugus River in what is now the Jasper Street neighborhood.
KAG-RDMCordierite (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Cordierite locality, Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USADimensions: 6 cm x 6 cm x 2 cm
Largest Crystal Size: 3 mm