Blue Hill River Felsite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 13 Aug 1992
name: label: Collector
content: Jack Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1140 (Blue Hill River Felsite): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock and prehistoric quarry. Collection from archaeological context. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, archaeological specimens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1140 (Blue Hill River Felsite)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Blue Hills Type Sheet) Blue Hills Felsite, also known as Blue Hills or Blue Hills River, is black, brown, or cobalt blue felsite. It may have phenocryst inclusions and has a course texture/ Deposits include large slabs and residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Blue Hills Type Sheet) Geology: Group- Mattapan Volcanic complex
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Blue Hills Type Sheet) Off Rte. 28, Wampatuck Park, Blue Hills, Suffolk County, MA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Blue Hills Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 7
place: label: Place
content: Wampatuck, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2071475
label: USNM Number
content: A598564-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone