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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Chiastolite

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
08680780017272350463891.jpg
Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Chiastolite

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Blood Town Forest, Lancaster MA (Chiastolite location)

Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 28' 20'' North , 71° 42' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.47242,-71.71072
GeoHash:
G#: drt185vgg
GRN:
N29W38
Type:
Forest
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
294091
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294091:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


There is a small public parking lot off of Brockelman Road for the Lancaster Town Forest, established in 1946, also known as Blood Forest after the one time owner of the property. There are many ledges containing Chiastolite, with piles of broken stone from years of people looking for specimens. Occasionally a some can be spotted along the well eroded pathways.

The town had many trees harvested in late 2016, and in doing so a good amount of "alien" crushed stone was spread over some pathways, thus making it almost impossible to find specimens along them. Though some of the extensive clearing also made some outcroppings a bit more accessible.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘvar. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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References

Cristofono, P. (2014) Rockhounding New England: A Guide to 100 of the Region's Best Rockhounding Sites. Morris Book Publishing.
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