Color:
Hingham Felsite ranges from a deep red to purple with banding with dull
yellow inclusion commonly present as well as small phenocysts of quartz
and feldspar.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Hingham Felsite has primary sources (reported that no outcroppings
remain) near Hingham Massachusetts and occurs as boulders from Hingham
to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard though heaviest concentration only
occur about 8 miles from Hingham.
Projectile point made from this material:
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