Saugus Jasper Rhyolite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 2002
name: label: Collector
content: Greg Bondar
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1744 (Saugus Jasper Rhyolite): Direct collection from outcrop.
label: Notes
content: L-1744 (Saugus Jasper Rhyolite)
label: Notes
content: Saugus Jasper, also known as Saugus or Saugus Rhyolite, is a red, maroon to light pink or reddish pink Rhyolite. It has a red matrix often banded or mottled yellow or tan when weathered. It has a fine grained, glassy and aphanitic texture.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Group- Lynn Volcanics Complex
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Outcrops on the south sude of the Saugus River, a short distance to the northeast of the railroad station at Saugus Center, Essex Co., Ma; Along the banks of the Saugus River slightly north of the mouth of the Mystic River according to James Bradley, et al.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Fluted point of Saugus rhyolite from the outlet of Ossipee Lake, NH.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Saugus, Essex 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: A598541-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone