Description: B.K. Emerson (1917, p.68) reported "andalusite prisms are commonly very abundant and perfect [in the Boylston schist], as on Malden Hill south of Oakdale, and are generally small, but some of them are an inch square and 4 to 8 inches long."

References:

Emerson, B.K. (1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andalusite	9.AF.10	Al₂(SiO₄)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Andalusite	Al₂(SiO₄)O

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Boylston,_Massachusetts
Wikidata ID:	Q2562576
GeoNames ID:	4954850

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USA

Massachusetts
- Worcester County
  - West Boylston
    - Malden Hill

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