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Epidote on Calf Island, Boston Harbor
Epidote on Calf Island, Boston Harbor

Epidote on Calf Island, Boston Harbor

Mt. Sugarloaf
Mountain Sugarloaf

Mt. Sugarloaf

Argillite
Argillite

Argillite

Landslides in Savoy
Landslides in Savoy

Landslides in Savoy

Calf Island
Calf Island

Calf Island

Siliimanite in Nashoba Formation
Siliimanite in Nashoba Formation

Siliimanite in Nashoba Formation